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Bevington vs West Des Moines, IA

West Des Moines currently scores 4 points higher overall than Bevington, with the largest gap in flood.

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Bevington

49/100

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West Des Moines

53/100

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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

Bevington: 49/100 · West Des Moines: 53/100

West Des Moines is 4 points higher.

Flood

Bevington: 66/100 · West Des Moines: 100/100

West Des Moines is 34 points higher.

Bevington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

West Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bevington: 18/100 · West Des Moines: 18/100

No gap.

Bevington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

West Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Bevington: 57/100 · West Des Moines: 58/100

West Des Moines is 1 points higher.

Bevington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

West Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bevington: 42/100 · West Des Moines: 31/100

Bevington is 11 points higher.

Bevington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bevington: 98/100 · West Des Moines: 100/100

West Des Moines is 2 points higher.

Bevington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bevington: Unavailable · West Des Moines: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Bevington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

West Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Bevington: 32/100 · West Des Moines: 30/100

Bevington is 2 points higher.

Bevington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

West Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Bevington: 31/100 · West Des Moines: 31/100

No gap.

Bevington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

West Des Moines: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.