City vs city
Benton vs Cedar Rapids, IA
Benton currently scores 2 points higher overall than Cedar Rapids, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Benton: 45/100 · Cedar Rapids: 43/100
Benton is 2 points higher.
Flood
Benton: 49/100 · Cedar Rapids: 67/100
Cedar Rapids is 18 points higher.
Benton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Cedar Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Benton: 18/100 · Cedar Rapids: 17/100
Benton is 1 points higher.
Benton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cedar Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Benton: 63/100 · Cedar Rapids: 43/100
Benton is 20 points higher.
Benton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cedar Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Benton: 81/100 · Cedar Rapids: 4/100
Benton is 77 points higher.
Benton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cedar Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Benton: 37/100 · Cedar Rapids: 100/100
Cedar Rapids is 63 points higher.
Benton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cedar Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Benton: Unavailable · Cedar Rapids: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Benton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cedar Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Benton: 42/100 · Cedar Rapids: 44/100
Cedar Rapids is 2 points higher.
Benton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cedar Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Benton: 27/100 · Cedar Rapids: 26/100
Benton is 1 points higher.
Benton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cedar Rapids: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.