City vs city
Belle Plaine vs Watkins, IA
Belle Plaine currently scores 10 points higher overall than Watkins, 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 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
Belle Plaine: 48/100 · Watkins: 38/100
Belle Plaine is 10 points higher.
Flood
Belle Plaine: 99/100 · Watkins: 57/100
Belle Plaine is 42 points higher.
Belle Plaine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Watkins: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Plaine: 18/100 · Watkins: 17/100
Belle Plaine is 1 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watkins: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Plaine: 47/100 · Watkins: 45/100
Belle Plaine is 2 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watkins: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Plaine: 0/100 · Watkins: 15/100
Watkins is 15 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watkins: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Plaine: 68/100 · Watkins: 53/100
Belle Plaine is 15 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watkins: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Plaine: Unavailable · Watkins: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Belle Plaine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watkins: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Belle Plaine: 29/100 · Watkins: 50/100
Watkins is 21 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watkins: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Belle Plaine: 25/100 · Watkins: 26/100
Watkins is 1 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Watkins: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.