City vs city
Blue Grass vs Des Moines, IA
Des Moines currently scores 12 points higher overall than Blue Grass, 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
Blue Grass: 34/100 · Des Moines: 46/100
Des Moines is 12 points higher.
Flood
Blue Grass: 0/100 · Des Moines: 73/100
Des Moines is 73 points higher.
Blue Grass: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Blue Grass: 17/100 · Des Moines: 18/100
Des Moines is 1 points higher.
Blue Grass: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Blue Grass: 42/100 · Des Moines: 58/100
Des Moines is 16 points higher.
Blue Grass: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Blue Grass: 42/100 · Des Moines: 12/100
Blue Grass is 30 points higher.
Blue Grass: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Blue Grass: 77/100 · Des Moines: 100/100
Des Moines is 23 points higher.
Blue Grass: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Blue Grass: Unavailable · Des Moines: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Blue Grass: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Blue Grass: 32/100 · Des Moines: 31/100
Blue Grass is 1 points higher.
Blue Grass: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Blue Grass: 25/100 · Des Moines: 32/100
Des Moines is 7 points higher.
Blue Grass: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
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.