City vs city
Council Bluffs vs Davenport, IA
Council Bluffs currently scores 7 points higher overall than Davenport, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Council Bluffs: 47/100 · Davenport: 40/100
Council Bluffs is 7 points higher.
Flood
Council Bluffs: 5/100 · Davenport: 13/100
Davenport is 8 points higher.
Council Bluffs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Davenport: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Council Bluffs: 19/100 · Davenport: 17/100
Council Bluffs is 2 points higher.
Council Bluffs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Davenport: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Council Bluffs: 53/100 · Davenport: 41/100
Council Bluffs is 12 points higher.
Council Bluffs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Davenport: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Council Bluffs: 81/100 · Davenport: 50/100
Council Bluffs is 31 points higher.
Council Bluffs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Davenport: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Council Bluffs: 100/100 · Davenport: 100/100
No gap.
Council Bluffs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Davenport: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Council Bluffs: Unavailable · Davenport: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Council Bluffs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Davenport: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Council Bluffs: 48/100 · Davenport: 35/100
Council Bluffs is 13 points higher.
Council Bluffs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Davenport: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Council Bluffs: 21/100 · Davenport: 26/100
Davenport is 5 points higher.
Council Bluffs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Davenport: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.