City vs city
Estherville vs Waterloo, IA
Waterloo currently scores 6 points higher overall than Estherville, 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
Estherville: 35/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
Waterloo is 6 points higher.
Flood
Estherville: 49/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Waterloo is 17 points higher.
Estherville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Estherville: 19/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
Estherville is 1 points higher.
Estherville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Estherville: 50/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Estherville is 20 points higher.
Estherville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Estherville: 4/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Waterloo is 11 points higher.
Estherville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Estherville: 74/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
Waterloo is 26 points higher.
Estherville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Estherville: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Estherville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Estherville: 33/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Estherville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Estherville: 18/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Waterloo is 3 points higher.
Estherville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waterloo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.