City vs city
Des Moines vs Lester, IA
Des Moines currently scores 9 points higher overall than Lester, 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
Des Moines: 46/100 · Lester: 37/100
Des Moines is 9 points higher.
Flood
Des Moines: 73/100 · Lester: 49/100
Des Moines is 24 points higher.
Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Lester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Des Moines: 18/100 · Lester: 20/100
Lester is 2 points higher.
Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Des Moines: 58/100 · Lester: 44/100
Des Moines is 14 points higher.
Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Des Moines: 12/100 · Lester: 23/100
Lester is 11 points higher.
Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Des Moines: 100/100 · Lester: 55/100
Des Moines is 45 points higher.
Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Des Moines: Unavailable · Lester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Des Moines: 31/100 · Lester: 45/100
Lester is 14 points higher.
Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Des Moines: 32/100 · Lester: 21/100
Des Moines is 11 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.
Lester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.