City vs city
Des Moines vs Lake City, IA
Des Moines and Lake City are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Des Moines: 46/100 · Lake City: 46/100
No gap.
Flood
Des Moines: 73/100 · Lake City: 49/100
Des Moines is 24 points higher.
Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Lake City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Des Moines: 18/100 · Lake City: 19/100
Lake City is 1 points higher.
Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Des Moines: 58/100 · Lake City: 62/100
Lake City is 4 points higher.
Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Des Moines: 12/100 · Lake City: 69/100
Lake City is 57 points higher.
Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Des Moines: 100/100 · Lake City: 68/100
Des Moines is 32 points higher.
Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Des Moines: Unavailable · Lake City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Des Moines: 31/100 · Lake City: 31/100
No gap.
Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Des Moines: 32/100 · Lake City: 26/100
Des Moines is 6 points higher.
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.
Lake 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.