City vs city
Cedar Rapids vs Forest City, IA
Cedar Rapids currently scores 3 points higher overall than Forest City, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Cedar Rapids: 43/100 · Forest City: 40/100
Cedar Rapids is 3 points higher.
Flood
Cedar Rapids: 67/100 · Forest City: 78/100
Forest City is 11 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Forest City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Rapids: 17/100 · Forest City: 18/100
Forest City is 1 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Forest City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Rapids: 43/100 · Forest City: 33/100
Cedar Rapids is 10 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Forest City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Rapids: 4/100 · Forest City: 15/100
Forest City is 11 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Rapids: 100/100 · Forest City: 88/100
Cedar Rapids is 12 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Rapids: Unavailable · Forest City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Forest City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Rapids: 44/100 · Forest City: 25/100
Cedar Rapids is 19 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Forest City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cedar Rapids: 26/100 · Forest City: 23/100
Cedar Rapids is 3 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Forest City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.