City vs city
Bettendorf vs Waterloo, IA
Waterloo currently scores 1 points higher overall than Bettendorf, 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
Bettendorf: 40/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Flood
Bettendorf: 13/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Waterloo is 53 points higher.
Bettendorf: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bettendorf: 17/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Bettendorf: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bettendorf: 41/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Bettendorf is 11 points higher.
Bettendorf: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bettendorf: 50/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Bettendorf is 35 points higher.
Bettendorf: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bettendorf: 100/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
No gap.
Bettendorf: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bettendorf: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bettendorf: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bettendorf: 35/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Bettendorf is 1 points higher.
Bettendorf: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bettendorf: 26/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Bettendorf is 5 points higher.
Bettendorf: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waterloo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.