City vs city
Cumming vs West Des Moines, IA
West Des Moines currently scores 12 points higher overall than Cumming, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Cumming: 41/100 · West Des Moines: 53/100
West Des Moines is 12 points higher.
Flood
Cumming: 61/100 · West Des Moines: 100/100
West Des Moines is 39 points higher.
Cumming: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
West Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cumming: 18/100 · West Des Moines: 18/100
No gap.
Cumming: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cumming: 57/100 · West Des Moines: 58/100
West Des Moines is 1 points higher.
Cumming: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cumming: 19/100 · West Des Moines: 31/100
West Des Moines is 12 points higher.
Cumming: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cumming: 81/100 · West Des Moines: 100/100
West Des Moines is 19 points higher.
Cumming: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cumming: Unavailable · West Des Moines: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cumming: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cumming: 23/100 · West Des Moines: 30/100
West Des Moines is 7 points higher.
Cumming: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cumming: 31/100 · West Des Moines: 31/100
No gap.
Cumming: 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 Des Moines: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.