City vs city
Des Moines vs Melcher-Dallas, IA
Des Moines currently scores 5 points higher overall than Melcher-Dallas, 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 · Melcher-Dallas: 41/100
Des Moines is 5 points higher.
Flood
Des Moines: 73/100 · Melcher-Dallas: 63/100
Des Moines is 10 points higher.
Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Melcher-Dallas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Des Moines: 18/100 · Melcher-Dallas: 18/100
No gap.
Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Melcher-Dallas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Des Moines: 58/100 · Melcher-Dallas: 60/100
Melcher-Dallas is 2 points higher.
Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Melcher-Dallas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Des Moines: 12/100 · Melcher-Dallas: 23/100
Melcher-Dallas is 11 points higher.
Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Melcher-Dallas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Des Moines: 100/100 · Melcher-Dallas: 54/100
Des Moines is 46 points higher.
Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Melcher-Dallas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Des Moines: Unavailable · Melcher-Dallas: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Melcher-Dallas: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Des Moines: 31/100 · Melcher-Dallas: 36/100
Melcher-Dallas is 5 points higher.
Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Melcher-Dallas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Des Moines: 32/100 · Melcher-Dallas: 31/100
Des Moines is 1 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.
Melcher-Dallas: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.