City vs city
Beaverdale vs Iowa City, IA
Iowa City currently scores 9 points higher overall than Beaverdale, with the largest gap in hail.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Beaverdale: 39/100 · Iowa City: 48/100
Iowa City is 9 points higher.
Flood
Beaverdale: 40/100 · Iowa City: 64/100
Iowa City is 24 points higher.
Beaverdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Beaverdale: 17/100 · Iowa City: 17/100
No gap.
Beaverdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Beaverdale: 44/100 · Iowa City: 47/100
Iowa City is 3 points higher.
Beaverdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Beaverdale: 81/100 · Iowa City: 38/100
Beaverdale is 43 points higher.
Beaverdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Beaverdale: 49/100 · Iowa City: 100/100
Iowa City is 51 points higher.
Beaverdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Beaverdale: Unavailable · Iowa City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Beaverdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Iowa City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Beaverdale: 21/100 · Iowa City: 43/100
Iowa City is 22 points higher.
Beaverdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Beaverdale: 21/100 · Iowa City: 24/100
Iowa City is 3 points higher.
Beaverdale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Iowa City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.