City vs city
Clarinda vs Iowa City, IA
Clarinda currently scores 4 points higher overall than Iowa City, 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
Clarinda: 52/100 · Iowa City: 48/100
Clarinda is 4 points higher.
Flood
Clarinda: 55/100 · Iowa City: 64/100
Iowa City is 9 points higher.
Clarinda: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Clarinda: 19/100 · Iowa City: 17/100
Clarinda is 2 points higher.
Clarinda: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Clarinda: 61/100 · Iowa City: 47/100
Clarinda is 14 points higher.
Clarinda: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Clarinda: 73/100 · Iowa City: 38/100
Clarinda is 35 points higher.
Clarinda: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Clarinda: 100/100 · Iowa City: 100/100
No gap.
Clarinda: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Clarinda: Unavailable · Iowa City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Clarinda: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Iowa City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Clarinda: 32/100 · Iowa City: 43/100
Iowa City is 11 points higher.
Clarinda: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Clarinda: 24/100 · Iowa City: 24/100
No gap.
Clarinda: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Iowa City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.