City vs city
Clear Lake vs Forest City, IA
Forest City currently scores 3 points higher overall than Clear Lake, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Clear Lake: 37/100 · Forest City: 40/100
Forest City is 3 points higher.
Flood
Clear Lake: 57/100 · Forest City: 78/100
Forest City is 21 points higher.
Clear Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Forest City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Clear Lake: 18/100 · Forest City: 18/100
No gap.
Clear Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Forest City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Clear Lake: 27/100 · Forest City: 33/100
Forest City is 6 points higher.
Clear Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Forest City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Clear Lake: 15/100 · Forest City: 15/100
No gap.
Clear Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Clear Lake: 85/100 · Forest City: 88/100
Forest City is 3 points higher.
Clear Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Clear Lake: Unavailable · Forest City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Clear Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Forest City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Clear Lake: 30/100 · Forest City: 25/100
Clear Lake is 5 points higher.
Clear Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Forest City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Clear Lake: 24/100 · Forest City: 23/100
Clear Lake is 1 points higher.
Clear Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Forest City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.