City vs city
Cresco vs Elma, IA
Elma currently scores 4 points higher overall than Cresco, 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
Cresco: 32/100 · Elma: 36/100
Elma is 4 points higher.
Flood
Cresco: 46/100 · Elma: 55/100
Elma is 9 points higher.
Cresco: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Elma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cresco: 17/100 · Elma: 17/100
No gap.
Cresco: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Elma: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cresco: 18/100 · Elma: 18/100
No gap.
Cresco: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Elma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cresco: 19/100 · Elma: 77/100
Elma is 58 points higher.
Cresco: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cresco: 75/100 · Elma: 45/100
Cresco is 30 points higher.
Cresco: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cresco: Unavailable · Elma: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cresco: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Elma: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cresco: 35/100 · Elma: 20/100
Cresco is 15 points higher.
Cresco: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Elma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cresco: 16/100 · Elma: 18/100
Elma is 2 points higher.
Cresco: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Elma: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.