City vs city
Cresco vs West Union, IA
Cresco currently scores 7 points higher overall than West Union, 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
Cresco: 32/100 · West Union: 25/100
Cresco is 7 points higher.
Flood
Cresco: 46/100 · West Union: 43/100
Cresco is 3 points higher.
Cresco: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
West Union: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cresco: 17/100 · West Union: 17/100
No gap.
Cresco: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Union: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cresco: 18/100 · West Union: 18/100
No gap.
Cresco: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Union: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cresco: 19/100 · West Union: 15/100
Cresco is 4 points higher.
Cresco: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Union: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cresco: 75/100 · West Union: 26/100
Cresco is 49 points higher.
Cresco: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Union: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cresco: Unavailable · West Union: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cresco: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Union: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cresco: 35/100 · West Union: 38/100
West Union is 3 points higher.
Cresco: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Union: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cresco: 16/100 · West Union: 21/100
West Union is 5 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.
West Union: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.