City vs city
Cedar Rapids vs Epworth, IA
Cedar Rapids currently scores 18 points higher overall than Epworth, 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 · Epworth: 25/100
Cedar Rapids is 18 points higher.
Flood
Cedar Rapids: 67/100 · Epworth: 43/100
Cedar Rapids is 24 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Epworth: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Rapids: 17/100 · Epworth: 17/100
No gap.
Cedar Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Epworth: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Rapids: 43/100 · Epworth: 29/100
Cedar Rapids is 14 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Epworth: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Rapids: 4/100 · Epworth: 12/100
Epworth is 8 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Epworth: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Rapids: 100/100 · Epworth: 22/100
Cedar Rapids is 78 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Epworth: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Rapids: Unavailable · Epworth: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Epworth: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Rapids: 44/100 · Epworth: 34/100
Cedar Rapids is 10 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Epworth: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cedar Rapids: 26/100 · Epworth: 16/100
Cedar Rapids is 10 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.
Epworth: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.