City vs city
Cedar Falls vs Cedar Rapids, IA
Cedar Falls currently scores 3 points higher overall than Cedar Rapids, 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
Cedar Falls: 46/100 · Cedar Rapids: 43/100
Cedar Falls is 3 points higher.
Flood
Cedar Falls: 80/100 · Cedar Rapids: 67/100
Cedar Falls is 13 points higher.
Cedar Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Cedar Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Falls: 18/100 · Cedar Rapids: 17/100
Cedar Falls is 1 points higher.
Cedar Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cedar Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Falls: 28/100 · Cedar Rapids: 43/100
Cedar Rapids is 15 points higher.
Cedar Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cedar Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Falls: 38/100 · Cedar Rapids: 4/100
Cedar Falls is 34 points higher.
Cedar Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cedar Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Falls: 100/100 · Cedar Rapids: 100/100
No gap.
Cedar Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cedar Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Falls: Unavailable · Cedar Rapids: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cedar Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Falls: 36/100 · Cedar Rapids: 44/100
Cedar Rapids is 8 points higher.
Cedar Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cedar Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cedar Falls: 21/100 · Cedar Rapids: 26/100
Cedar Rapids is 5 points higher.
Cedar Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cedar Rapids: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.