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Dubuque vs Peosta, IA

Dubuque currently scores 3 points higher overall than Peosta, with the largest gap in hail.

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Dubuque

30/100

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Peosta

27/100

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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 · Peosta: 27/100

Dubuque is 3 points higher.

Flood

Dubuque: 0/100 · Peosta: 40/100

Peosta is 40 points higher.

Dubuque: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Peosta: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Dubuque: 17/100 · Peosta: 17/100

No gap.

Dubuque: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Peosta: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Dubuque: 28/100 · Peosta: 29/100

Peosta is 1 points higher.

Dubuque: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Peosta: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Dubuque: 0/100 · Peosta: 12/100

Peosta is 12 points higher.

Dubuque: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Peosta: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Dubuque: 100/100 · Peosta: 41/100

Dubuque is 59 points higher.

Dubuque: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Peosta: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Dubuque: Unavailable · Peosta: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Dubuque: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Peosta: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Dubuque: 16/100 · Peosta: 32/100

Peosta is 16 points higher.

Dubuque: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Peosta: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Dubuque: 17/100 · Peosta: 16/100

Dubuque is 1 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.

Peosta: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.