City vs city
Cherokee vs Des Moines, IA
Des Moines currently scores 4 points higher overall than Cherokee, 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
Cherokee: 42/100 · Des Moines: 46/100
Des Moines is 4 points higher.
Flood
Cherokee: 49/100 · Des Moines: 73/100
Des Moines is 24 points higher.
Cherokee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cherokee: 19/100 · Des Moines: 18/100
Cherokee is 1 points higher.
Cherokee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cherokee: 55/100 · Des Moines: 58/100
Des Moines is 3 points higher.
Cherokee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cherokee: 12/100 · Des Moines: 12/100
No gap.
Cherokee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cherokee: 100/100 · Des Moines: 100/100
No gap.
Cherokee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cherokee: Unavailable · Des Moines: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cherokee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cherokee: 36/100 · Des Moines: 31/100
Cherokee is 5 points higher.
Cherokee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cherokee: 21/100 · Des Moines: 32/100
Des Moines is 11 points higher.
Cherokee: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
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.