City vs city
Climbing Hill vs Waterloo, IA
Climbing Hill currently scores 3 points higher overall than Waterloo, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Climbing Hill: 44/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
Climbing Hill is 3 points higher.
Flood
Climbing Hill: 57/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Waterloo is 9 points higher.
Climbing Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Climbing Hill: 20/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
Climbing Hill is 2 points higher.
Climbing Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Climbing Hill: 57/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Climbing Hill is 27 points higher.
Climbing Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Climbing Hill: 19/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Climbing Hill is 4 points higher.
Climbing Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Climbing Hill: 79/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
Waterloo is 21 points higher.
Climbing Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Climbing Hill: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Climbing Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Climbing Hill: 48/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Climbing Hill is 14 points higher.
Climbing Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Climbing Hill: 26/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Climbing Hill is 5 points higher.
Climbing Hill: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waterloo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.