City vs city
Cedar Rapids vs Lake City, IA
Lake City currently scores 3 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 · Lake City: 46/100
Lake City is 3 points higher.
Flood
Cedar Rapids: 67/100 · Lake City: 49/100
Cedar Rapids is 18 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Lake City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Rapids: 17/100 · Lake City: 19/100
Lake City is 2 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Rapids: 43/100 · Lake City: 62/100
Lake City is 19 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Rapids: 4/100 · Lake City: 69/100
Lake City is 65 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Rapids: 100/100 · Lake City: 68/100
Cedar Rapids is 32 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Rapids: Unavailable · Lake City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Rapids: 44/100 · Lake City: 31/100
Cedar Rapids is 13 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cedar Rapids: 26/100 · Lake City: 26/100
No gap.
Cedar Rapids: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lake City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.