City vs city
Columbus Junction vs Waterloo, IA
Waterloo currently scores 7 points higher overall than Columbus Junction, 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
Columbus Junction: 34/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
Waterloo is 7 points higher.
Flood
Columbus Junction: 66/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
No gap.
Columbus Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus Junction: 17/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Columbus Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus Junction: 38/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Columbus Junction is 8 points higher.
Columbus Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus Junction: 15/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
No gap.
Columbus Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus Junction: 42/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
Waterloo is 58 points higher.
Columbus Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus Junction: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbus Junction: 37/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Columbus Junction is 3 points higher.
Columbus Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus Junction: 21/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
No gap.
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.
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.