City vs city
Columbus Junction vs Wapello, IA
Columbus Junction and Wapello are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 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
Columbus Junction: 34/100 · Wapello: 34/100
No gap.
Flood
Columbus Junction: 66/100 · Wapello: 0/100
Columbus Junction is 66 points higher.
Columbus Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wapello: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus Junction: 17/100 · Wapello: 17/100
No gap.
Columbus Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wapello: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus Junction: 38/100 · Wapello: 38/100
No gap.
Columbus Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wapello: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus Junction: 15/100 · Wapello: 0/100
Columbus Junction is 15 points higher.
Columbus Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wapello: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus Junction: 42/100 · Wapello: 83/100
Wapello is 41 points higher.
Columbus Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wapello: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus Junction: Unavailable · Wapello: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wapello: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbus Junction: 37/100 · Wapello: 40/100
Wapello is 3 points higher.
Columbus Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wapello: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus Junction: 21/100 · Wapello: 25/100
Wapello is 4 points higher.
Columbus Junction: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wapello: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.