City vs city

Coralville vs Des Moines, IA

Coralville currently scores 2 points higher overall than Des Moines, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Coralville

48/100

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Des Moines

46/100

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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

Coralville: 48/100 · Des Moines: 46/100

Coralville is 2 points higher.

Flood

Coralville: 64/100 · Des Moines: 73/100

Des Moines is 9 points higher.

Coralville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Coralville: 17/100 · Des Moines: 18/100

Des Moines is 1 points higher.

Coralville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Coralville: 47/100 · Des Moines: 58/100

Des Moines is 11 points higher.

Coralville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Coralville: 38/100 · Des Moines: 12/100

Coralville is 26 points higher.

Coralville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Coralville: 100/100 · Des Moines: 100/100

No gap.

Coralville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Coralville: Unavailable · Des Moines: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Coralville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Coralville: 43/100 · Des Moines: 31/100

Coralville is 12 points higher.

Coralville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Coralville: 24/100 · Des Moines: 32/100

Des Moines is 8 points higher.

Coralville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Des Moines: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.