City vs city
Clear Lake vs Iowa City, IA
Iowa City currently scores 11 points higher overall than Clear Lake, 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 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 · Iowa City: 48/100
Iowa City is 11 points higher.
Flood
Clear Lake: 57/100 · Iowa City: 64/100
Iowa City is 7 points higher.
Clear Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Clear Lake: 18/100 · Iowa City: 17/100
Clear Lake is 1 points higher.
Clear Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Clear Lake: 27/100 · Iowa City: 47/100
Iowa City is 20 points higher.
Clear Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Clear Lake: 15/100 · Iowa City: 38/100
Iowa City is 23 points higher.
Clear Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Clear Lake: 85/100 · Iowa City: 100/100
Iowa City is 15 points higher.
Clear Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Clear Lake: Unavailable · Iowa City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Clear Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Iowa City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Clear Lake: 30/100 · Iowa City: 43/100
Iowa City is 13 points higher.
Clear Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Clear Lake: 24/100 · Iowa City: 24/100
No gap.
Clear Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Iowa City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.