City vs city
Cedar Rapids vs Grimes, IA
Grimes currently scores 8 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 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 · Grimes: 51/100
Grimes is 8 points higher.
Flood
Cedar Rapids: 67/100 · Grimes: 52/100
Cedar Rapids is 15 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Grimes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Rapids: 17/100 · Grimes: 18/100
Grimes is 1 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Grimes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Rapids: 43/100 · Grimes: 58/100
Grimes is 15 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Grimes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Rapids: 4/100 · Grimes: 73/100
Grimes is 69 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grimes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Rapids: 100/100 · Grimes: 100/100
No gap.
Cedar Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grimes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Rapids: Unavailable · Grimes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Grimes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Rapids: 44/100 · Grimes: 24/100
Cedar Rapids is 20 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Grimes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cedar Rapids: 26/100 · Grimes: 30/100
Grimes is 4 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Grimes: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.