City vs city
Colfax vs Prairie City, IA
Colfax currently scores 9 points higher overall than Prairie City, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Colfax: 46/100 · Prairie City: 37/100
Colfax is 9 points higher.
Flood
Colfax: 72/100 · Prairie City: 46/100
Colfax is 26 points higher.
Colfax: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Prairie City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Colfax: 18/100 · Prairie City: 18/100
No gap.
Colfax: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Prairie City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Colfax: 59/100 · Prairie City: 59/100
No gap.
Colfax: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Prairie City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Colfax: 8/100 · Prairie City: 23/100
Prairie City is 15 points higher.
Colfax: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prairie City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Colfax: 100/100 · Prairie City: 52/100
Colfax is 48 points higher.
Colfax: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prairie City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Colfax: Unavailable · Prairie City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Colfax: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Prairie City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Colfax: 34/100 · Prairie City: 33/100
Colfax is 1 points higher.
Colfax: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Prairie City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Colfax: 31/100 · Prairie City: 31/100
No gap.
Colfax: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Prairie 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.