City vs city
Dubuque vs Iowa City, IA
Iowa City currently scores 18 points higher overall than Dubuque, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Dubuque: 30/100 · Iowa City: 48/100
Iowa City is 18 points higher.
Flood
Dubuque: 0/100 · Iowa City: 64/100
Iowa City is 64 points higher.
Dubuque: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dubuque: 17/100 · Iowa City: 17/100
No gap.
Dubuque: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dubuque: 28/100 · Iowa City: 47/100
Iowa City is 19 points higher.
Dubuque: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dubuque: 0/100 · Iowa City: 38/100
Iowa City is 38 points higher.
Dubuque: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dubuque: 100/100 · Iowa City: 100/100
No gap.
Dubuque: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dubuque: Unavailable · Iowa City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dubuque: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Iowa City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Dubuque: 16/100 · Iowa City: 43/100
Iowa City is 27 points higher.
Dubuque: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Dubuque: 17/100 · Iowa City: 24/100
Iowa City is 7 points higher.
Dubuque: 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.