City vs city
Des Moines vs What Cheer, IA
Des Moines currently scores 10 points higher overall than What Cheer, 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 · What Cheer: 36/100
Des Moines is 10 points higher.
Flood
Des Moines: 73/100 · What Cheer: 68/100
Des Moines is 5 points higher.
Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
What Cheer: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Des Moines: 18/100 · What Cheer: 18/100
No gap.
Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
What Cheer: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Des Moines: 58/100 · What Cheer: 51/100
Des Moines is 7 points higher.
Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
What Cheer: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Des Moines: 12/100 · What Cheer: 23/100
What Cheer is 11 points higher.
Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
What Cheer: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Des Moines: 100/100 · What Cheer: 24/100
Des Moines is 76 points higher.
Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
What Cheer: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Des Moines: Unavailable · What Cheer: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
What Cheer: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Des Moines: 31/100 · What Cheer: 47/100
What Cheer is 16 points higher.
Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
What Cheer: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Des Moines: 32/100 · What Cheer: 24/100
Des Moines is 8 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.
What Cheer: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.