City vs city
Fort Dodge vs Manson, IA
Fort Dodge currently scores 13 points higher overall than Manson, 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 · Manson: 40/100
Fort Dodge is 13 points higher.
Flood
Fort Dodge: 49/100 · Manson: 52/100
Manson is 3 points higher.
Fort Dodge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Manson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Dodge: 18/100 · Manson: 19/100
Manson is 1 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Manson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Dodge: 47/100 · Manson: 52/100
Manson is 5 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Manson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Dodge: 100/100 · Manson: 23/100
Fort Dodge is 77 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Manson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Dodge: 100/100 · Manson: 80/100
Fort Dodge is 20 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Manson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Dodge: Unavailable · Manson: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Dodge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Manson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Dodge: 29/100 · Manson: 30/100
Manson is 1 points higher.
Fort Dodge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Manson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Dodge: 26/100 · Manson: 25/100
Fort Dodge is 1 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.
Manson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.