City vs city
Emmetsburg vs Iowa City, IA
Iowa City currently scores 7 points higher overall than Emmetsburg, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Emmetsburg: 41/100 · Iowa City: 48/100
Iowa City is 7 points higher.
Flood
Emmetsburg: 55/100 · Iowa City: 64/100
Iowa City is 9 points higher.
Emmetsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Emmetsburg: 19/100 · Iowa City: 17/100
Emmetsburg is 2 points higher.
Emmetsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Emmetsburg: 50/100 · Iowa City: 47/100
Emmetsburg is 3 points higher.
Emmetsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Emmetsburg: 15/100 · Iowa City: 38/100
Iowa City is 23 points higher.
Emmetsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Emmetsburg: 100/100 · Iowa City: 100/100
No gap.
Emmetsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Emmetsburg: Unavailable · Iowa City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Emmetsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Iowa City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Emmetsburg: 27/100 · Iowa City: 43/100
Iowa City is 16 points higher.
Emmetsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Emmetsburg: 18/100 · Iowa City: 24/100
Iowa City is 6 points higher.
Emmetsburg: 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.