City vs city
Cedar Rapids vs Fort Dodge, IA
Fort Dodge currently scores 10 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 Rapids: 43/100 · Fort Dodge: 53/100
Fort Dodge is 10 points higher.
Flood
Cedar Rapids: 67/100 · Fort Dodge: 49/100
Cedar Rapids is 18 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Fort Dodge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Rapids: 17/100 · Fort Dodge: 18/100
Fort Dodge is 1 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Dodge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Rapids: 43/100 · Fort Dodge: 47/100
Fort Dodge is 4 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Dodge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Rapids: 4/100 · Fort Dodge: 100/100
Fort Dodge is 96 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Dodge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Rapids: 100/100 · Fort Dodge: 100/100
No gap.
Cedar Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Dodge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Rapids: Unavailable · Fort Dodge: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Dodge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Rapids: 44/100 · Fort Dodge: 29/100
Cedar Rapids is 15 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Dodge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cedar Rapids: 26/100 · Fort Dodge: 26/100
No gap.
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.
Fort Dodge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.