City vs city
Denver vs Iowa City, IA
Iowa City currently scores 7 points higher overall than Denver, 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
Denver: 41/100 · Iowa City: 48/100
Iowa City is 7 points higher.
Flood
Denver: 60/100 · Iowa City: 64/100
Iowa City is 4 points higher.
Denver: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Denver: 17/100 · Iowa City: 17/100
No gap.
Denver: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Denver: 26/100 · Iowa City: 47/100
Iowa City is 21 points higher.
Denver: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Denver: 0/100 · Iowa City: 38/100
Iowa City is 38 points higher.
Denver: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Denver: 98/100 · Iowa City: 100/100
Iowa City is 2 points higher.
Denver: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Denver: Unavailable · Iowa City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Denver: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Iowa City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Denver: 26/100 · Iowa City: 43/100
Iowa City is 17 points higher.
Denver: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Denver: 21/100 · Iowa City: 24/100
Iowa City is 3 points higher.
Denver: 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.