City vs city
Burlington vs Fort Madison, IA
Fort Madison currently scores 7 points higher overall than Burlington, 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
Burlington: 33/100 · Fort Madison: 40/100
Fort Madison is 7 points higher.
Flood
Burlington: 0/100 · Fort Madison: 15/100
Fort Madison is 15 points higher.
Burlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Fort Madison: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Burlington: 17/100 · Fort Madison: 17/100
No gap.
Burlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Madison: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Burlington: 47/100 · Fort Madison: 46/100
Burlington is 1 points higher.
Burlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Madison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Burlington: 4/100 · Fort Madison: 92/100
Fort Madison is 88 points higher.
Burlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Madison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Burlington: 100/100 · Fort Madison: 69/100
Burlington is 31 points higher.
Burlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Madison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Burlington: Unavailable · Fort Madison: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Burlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Madison: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Burlington: 43/100 · Fort Madison: 18/100
Burlington is 25 points higher.
Burlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Madison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Burlington: 21/100 · Fort Madison: 21/100
No gap.
Burlington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Fort Madison: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.