City vs city
Cedar Rapids vs Lake Mills, IA
Cedar Rapids currently scores 23 points higher overall than Lake Mills, with the largest gap in flood.
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 Mills: 20/100
Cedar Rapids is 23 points higher.
Flood
Cedar Rapids: 67/100 · Lake Mills: 0/100
Cedar Rapids is 67 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Lake Mills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Rapids: 17/100 · Lake Mills: 18/100
Lake Mills is 1 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Mills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Rapids: 43/100 · Lake Mills: 33/100
Cedar Rapids is 10 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Mills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Rapids: 4/100 · Lake Mills: 0/100
Cedar Rapids is 4 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Mills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Rapids: 100/100 · Lake Mills: 33/100
Cedar Rapids is 67 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Mills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Rapids: Unavailable · Lake Mills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Mills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Rapids: 44/100 · Lake Mills: 13/100
Cedar Rapids is 31 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Mills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cedar Rapids: 26/100 · Lake Mills: 21/100
Cedar Rapids is 5 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lake Mills: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.