City vs city

Burlington vs Waterloo, IA

Waterloo currently scores 8 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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Waterloo

41/100

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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 · Waterloo: 41/100

Waterloo is 8 points higher.

Flood

Burlington: 0/100 · Waterloo: 66/100

Waterloo is 66 points higher.

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

Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Burlington: 17/100 · Waterloo: 18/100

Waterloo is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Burlington: 47/100 · Waterloo: 30/100

Burlington is 17 points higher.

Burlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Burlington: 4/100 · Waterloo: 15/100

Waterloo is 11 points higher.

Burlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Burlington: 100/100 · Waterloo: 100/100

No gap.

Burlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Burlington: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Burlington: 43/100 · Waterloo: 34/100

Burlington is 9 points higher.

Burlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Burlington: 21/100 · Waterloo: 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.

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.