City vs city
Cedar Rapids vs Chatsworth, IA
Cedar Rapids currently scores 8 points higher overall than Chatsworth, with the largest gap in hail.
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 Rapids: 43/100 · Chatsworth: 35/100
Cedar Rapids is 8 points higher.
Flood
Cedar Rapids: 67/100 · Chatsworth: 53/100
Cedar Rapids is 14 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Chatsworth: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Rapids: 17/100 · Chatsworth: 20/100
Chatsworth is 3 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chatsworth: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Rapids: 43/100 · Chatsworth: 43/100
No gap.
Cedar Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chatsworth: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Rapids: 4/100 · Chatsworth: 8/100
Chatsworth is 4 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chatsworth: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Rapids: 100/100 · Chatsworth: 55/100
Cedar Rapids is 45 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chatsworth: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Rapids: Unavailable · Chatsworth: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Chatsworth: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Rapids: 44/100 · Chatsworth: 44/100
No gap.
Cedar Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chatsworth: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cedar Rapids: 26/100 · Chatsworth: 22/100
Cedar Rapids is 4 points higher.
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.
Chatsworth: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.