City vs city
Belle Plaine vs Waterloo, IA
Belle Plaine currently scores 7 points higher overall than Waterloo, with the largest gap in flood.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Belle Plaine: 48/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
Belle Plaine is 7 points higher.
Flood
Belle Plaine: 99/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Belle Plaine is 33 points higher.
Belle Plaine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Plaine: 18/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
No gap.
Belle Plaine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Plaine: 47/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Belle Plaine is 17 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Plaine: 0/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Waterloo is 15 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Plaine: 68/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
Waterloo is 32 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Plaine: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Belle Plaine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Belle Plaine: 29/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Waterloo is 5 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Belle Plaine: 25/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Belle Plaine is 4 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Waterloo: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.