City vs city
Estherville vs Whittemore, IA
Estherville currently scores 8 points higher overall than Whittemore, 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 · Whittemore: 27/100
Estherville is 8 points higher.
Flood
Estherville: 49/100 · Whittemore: 43/100
Estherville is 6 points higher.
Estherville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Whittemore: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Estherville: 19/100 · Whittemore: 19/100
No gap.
Estherville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Whittemore: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Estherville: 50/100 · Whittemore: 46/100
Estherville is 4 points higher.
Estherville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Whittemore: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Estherville: 4/100 · Whittemore: 4/100
No gap.
Estherville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whittemore: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Estherville: 74/100 · Whittemore: 31/100
Estherville is 43 points higher.
Estherville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whittemore: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Estherville: Unavailable · Whittemore: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Estherville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Whittemore: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Estherville: 33/100 · Whittemore: 25/100
Estherville is 8 points higher.
Estherville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Whittemore: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Estherville: 18/100 · Whittemore: 18/100
No gap.
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.
Whittemore: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.