City vs city
Carroll vs Waterloo, IA
Carroll currently scores 9 points higher overall than Waterloo, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Carroll: 50/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
Carroll is 9 points higher.
Flood
Carroll: 52/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Waterloo is 14 points higher.
Carroll: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carroll: 19/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
Carroll is 1 points higher.
Carroll: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carroll: 63/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Carroll is 33 points higher.
Carroll: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carroll: 73/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Carroll is 58 points higher.
Carroll: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carroll: 87/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
Waterloo is 13 points higher.
Carroll: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carroll: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carroll: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carroll: 32/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Waterloo is 2 points higher.
Carroll: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Carroll: 26/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Carroll is 5 points higher.
Carroll: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Waterloo: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.