City vs city
Fairfax vs Hiawatha, IA
Hiawatha currently scores 2 points higher overall than Fairfax, 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
Fairfax: 42/100 · Hiawatha: 44/100
Hiawatha is 2 points higher.
Flood
Fairfax: 68/100 · Hiawatha: 43/100
Fairfax is 25 points higher.
Fairfax: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Hiawatha: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fairfax: 17/100 · Hiawatha: 17/100
No gap.
Fairfax: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hiawatha: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fairfax: 43/100 · Hiawatha: 40/100
Fairfax is 3 points higher.
Fairfax: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hiawatha: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fairfax: 15/100 · Hiawatha: 46/100
Hiawatha is 31 points higher.
Fairfax: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hiawatha: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fairfax: 80/100 · Hiawatha: 100/100
Hiawatha is 20 points higher.
Fairfax: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hiawatha: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fairfax: Unavailable · Hiawatha: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fairfax: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hiawatha: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fairfax: 42/100 · Hiawatha: 39/100
Fairfax is 3 points higher.
Fairfax: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hiawatha: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fairfax: 26/100 · Hiawatha: 26/100
No gap.
Fairfax: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hiawatha: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.