City vs city

Burlington vs Iowa City, IA

Iowa City currently scores 15 points higher overall than Burlington, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Burlington

33/100

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Iowa City

48/100

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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

Burlington: 33/100 · Iowa City: 48/100

Iowa City is 15 points higher.

Flood

Burlington: 0/100 · Iowa City: 64/100

Iowa City is 64 points higher.

Burlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Burlington: 17/100 · Iowa City: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Burlington: 47/100 · Iowa City: 47/100

No gap.

Burlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Burlington: 4/100 · Iowa City: 38/100

Iowa City is 34 points higher.

Burlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Burlington: 100/100 · Iowa City: 100/100

No gap.

Burlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Burlington: Unavailable · Iowa City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Burlington: 43/100 · Iowa City: 43/100

No gap.

Burlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Burlington: 21/100 · Iowa City: 24/100

Iowa City is 3 points higher.

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.

Iowa 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.