City vs city
Cherokee vs Remsen, IA
Cherokee currently scores 1 points higher overall than Remsen, 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 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 · Remsen: 41/100
Cherokee is 1 points higher.
Flood
Cherokee: 49/100 · Remsen: 46/100
Cherokee is 3 points higher.
Cherokee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Remsen: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cherokee: 19/100 · Remsen: 20/100
Remsen is 1 points higher.
Cherokee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Remsen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cherokee: 55/100 · Remsen: 51/100
Cherokee is 4 points higher.
Cherokee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Remsen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cherokee: 12/100 · Remsen: 27/100
Remsen is 15 points higher.
Cherokee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Remsen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cherokee: 100/100 · Remsen: 88/100
Cherokee is 12 points higher.
Cherokee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Remsen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cherokee: Unavailable · Remsen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cherokee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Remsen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cherokee: 36/100 · Remsen: 32/100
Cherokee is 4 points higher.
Cherokee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Remsen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cherokee: 21/100 · Remsen: 25/100
Remsen is 4 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.
Remsen: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.