City vs city
Cedar Rapids vs West Des Moines, IA
West Des Moines currently scores 10 points higher overall than Cedar Rapids, 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 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 · West Des Moines: 53/100
West Des Moines is 10 points higher.
Flood
Cedar Rapids: 67/100 · West Des Moines: 100/100
West Des Moines is 33 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
West Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Rapids: 17/100 · West Des Moines: 18/100
West Des Moines is 1 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Rapids: 43/100 · West Des Moines: 58/100
West Des Moines is 15 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Rapids: 4/100 · West Des Moines: 31/100
West Des Moines is 27 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Rapids: 100/100 · West Des Moines: 100/100
No gap.
Cedar Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Rapids: Unavailable · West Des Moines: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Rapids: 44/100 · West Des Moines: 30/100
Cedar Rapids is 14 points higher.
Cedar Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cedar Rapids: 26/100 · West Des Moines: 31/100
West Des Moines is 5 points higher.
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.
West Des Moines: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.