City vs city
Carter Lake vs Des Moines, IA
Carter Lake and Des Moines are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Carter Lake: 46/100 · Des Moines: 46/100
No gap.
Flood
Carter Lake: 25/100 · Des Moines: 73/100
Des Moines is 48 points higher.
Carter Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carter Lake: 19/100 · Des Moines: 18/100
Carter Lake is 1 points higher.
Carter Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carter Lake: 50/100 · Des Moines: 58/100
Des Moines is 8 points higher.
Carter Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carter Lake: 54/100 · Des Moines: 12/100
Carter Lake is 42 points higher.
Carter Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carter Lake: 100/100 · Des Moines: 100/100
No gap.
Carter Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carter Lake: Unavailable · Des Moines: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carter Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carter Lake: 50/100 · Des Moines: 31/100
Carter Lake is 19 points higher.
Carter Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Carter Lake: 23/100 · Des Moines: 32/100
Des Moines is 9 points higher.
Carter Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Des Moines: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.