City vs city
Chariton vs Garden Grove, IA
Chariton currently scores 8 points higher overall than Garden Grove, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Chariton: 47/100 · Garden Grove: 39/100
Chariton is 8 points higher.
Flood
Chariton: 66/100 · Garden Grove: 52/100
Chariton is 14 points higher.
Chariton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Garden Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chariton: 18/100 · Garden Grove: 18/100
No gap.
Chariton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Garden Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chariton: 61/100 · Garden Grove: 64/100
Garden Grove is 3 points higher.
Chariton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Garden Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chariton: 15/100 · Garden Grove: 0/100
Chariton is 15 points higher.
Chariton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Garden Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chariton: 100/100 · Garden Grove: 28/100
Chariton is 72 points higher.
Chariton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Garden Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chariton: Unavailable · Garden Grove: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chariton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Garden Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chariton: 35/100 · Garden Grove: 38/100
Garden Grove is 3 points higher.
Chariton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Garden Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chariton: 31/100 · Garden Grove: 31/100
No gap.
Chariton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Garden Grove: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.