City vs city
Forest City vs Garner, IA
Forest City currently scores 7 points higher overall than Garner, 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
Forest City: 40/100 · Garner: 33/100
Forest City is 7 points higher.
Flood
Forest City: 78/100 · Garner: 56/100
Forest City is 22 points higher.
Forest City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Garner: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Forest City: 18/100 · Garner: 18/100
No gap.
Forest City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Garner: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Forest City: 33/100 · Garner: 33/100
No gap.
Forest City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Garner: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Forest City: 15/100 · Garner: 35/100
Garner is 20 points higher.
Forest City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Garner: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Forest City: 88/100 · Garner: 39/100
Forest City is 49 points higher.
Forest City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Garner: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Forest City: Unavailable · Garner: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Forest City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Garner: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Forest City: 25/100 · Garner: 24/100
Forest City is 1 points higher.
Forest City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Garner: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Forest City: 23/100 · Garner: 24/100
Garner is 1 points higher.
Forest 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.
Garner: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.