City vs city
Dallas Center vs Iowa City, IA
Iowa City currently scores 3 points higher overall than Dallas Center, 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
Dallas Center: 45/100 · Iowa City: 48/100
Iowa City is 3 points higher.
Flood
Dallas Center: 43/100 · Iowa City: 64/100
Iowa City is 21 points higher.
Dallas Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dallas Center: 18/100 · Iowa City: 17/100
Dallas Center is 1 points higher.
Dallas Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dallas Center: 57/100 · Iowa City: 47/100
Dallas Center is 10 points higher.
Dallas Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dallas Center: 38/100 · Iowa City: 38/100
No gap.
Dallas Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dallas Center: 95/100 · Iowa City: 100/100
Iowa City is 5 points higher.
Dallas Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dallas Center: Unavailable · Iowa City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dallas Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Iowa City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Dallas Center: 32/100 · Iowa City: 43/100
Iowa City is 11 points higher.
Dallas Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Dallas Center: 30/100 · Iowa City: 24/100
Dallas Center is 6 points higher.
Dallas Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Iowa City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.