City vs city
Fort Dodge vs Iowa City, IA
Fort Dodge currently scores 5 points higher overall than Iowa City, 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
Fort Dodge: 53/100 · Iowa City: 48/100
Fort Dodge is 5 points higher.
Flood
Fort Dodge: 49/100 · Iowa City: 64/100
Iowa City is 15 points higher.
Fort Dodge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Dodge: 18/100 · Iowa City: 17/100
Fort Dodge is 1 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Dodge: 47/100 · Iowa City: 47/100
No gap.
Fort Dodge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Dodge: 100/100 · Iowa City: 38/100
Fort Dodge is 62 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Dodge: 100/100 · Iowa City: 100/100
No gap.
Fort Dodge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Dodge: Unavailable · Iowa City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Dodge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Iowa City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Dodge: 29/100 · Iowa City: 43/100
Iowa City is 14 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Dodge: 26/100 · Iowa City: 24/100
Fort Dodge is 2 points higher.
Fort Dodge: 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.