City vs city
Garner vs Lake Mills, IA
Garner currently scores 13 points higher overall than Lake Mills, with the largest gap in flood.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Garner: 33/100 · Lake Mills: 20/100
Garner is 13 points higher.
Flood
Garner: 56/100 · Lake Mills: 0/100
Garner is 56 points higher.
Garner: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Lake Mills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Garner: 18/100 · Lake Mills: 18/100
No gap.
Garner: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Mills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Garner: 33/100 · Lake Mills: 33/100
No gap.
Garner: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Mills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Garner: 35/100 · Lake Mills: 0/100
Garner is 35 points higher.
Garner: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Mills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Garner: 39/100 · Lake Mills: 33/100
Garner is 6 points higher.
Garner: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Mills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Garner: Unavailable · Lake Mills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Garner: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Mills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Garner: 24/100 · Lake Mills: 13/100
Garner is 11 points higher.
Garner: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Mills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Garner: 24/100 · Lake Mills: 21/100
Garner is 3 points higher.
Garner: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lake Mills: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.