City vs city
Boyden vs Orange City, IA
Orange City currently scores 7 points higher overall than Boyden, 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
Boyden: 33/100 · Orange City: 40/100
Orange City is 7 points higher.
Flood
Boyden: 49/100 · Orange City: 55/100
Orange City is 6 points higher.
Boyden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Orange City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Boyden: 20/100 · Orange City: 20/100
No gap.
Boyden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Orange City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Boyden: 52/100 · Orange City: 52/100
No gap.
Boyden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Orange City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Boyden: 0/100 · Orange City: 42/100
Orange City is 42 points higher.
Boyden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orange City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Boyden: 17/100 · Orange City: 58/100
Orange City is 41 points higher.
Boyden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orange City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Boyden: Unavailable · Orange City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Boyden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Orange City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Boyden: 39/100 · Orange City: 30/100
Boyden is 9 points higher.
Boyden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Orange City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Boyden: 23/100 · Orange City: 24/100
Orange City is 1 points higher.
Boyden: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Orange City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.