City vs city
Bloomfield vs Waterloo, IA
Bloomfield currently scores 4 points higher overall than Waterloo, 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
Bloomfield: 45/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
Bloomfield is 4 points higher.
Flood
Bloomfield: 40/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Waterloo is 26 points higher.
Bloomfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bloomfield: 17/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Bloomfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bloomfield: 61/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Bloomfield is 31 points higher.
Bloomfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bloomfield: 50/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Bloomfield is 35 points higher.
Bloomfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bloomfield: 79/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
Waterloo is 21 points higher.
Bloomfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bloomfield: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bloomfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bloomfield: 46/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Bloomfield is 12 points higher.
Bloomfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bloomfield: 20/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Bloomfield: 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.