City vs city
Grand Junction vs Iowa City, IA
Iowa City currently scores 10 points higher overall than Grand Junction, 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 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
Grand Junction: 38/100 · Iowa City: 48/100
Iowa City is 10 points higher.
Flood
Grand Junction: 46/100 · Iowa City: 64/100
Iowa City is 18 points higher.
Grand Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Grand Junction: 18/100 · Iowa City: 17/100
Grand Junction is 1 points higher.
Grand Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Grand Junction: 72/100 · Iowa City: 47/100
Grand Junction is 25 points higher.
Grand Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Grand Junction: 23/100 · Iowa City: 38/100
Iowa City is 15 points higher.
Grand Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Grand Junction: 48/100 · Iowa City: 100/100
Iowa City is 52 points higher.
Grand Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Grand Junction: Unavailable · Iowa City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grand Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Iowa City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Grand Junction: 29/100 · Iowa City: 43/100
Iowa City is 14 points higher.
Grand Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Grand Junction: 27/100 · Iowa City: 24/100
Grand Junction is 3 points higher.
Grand Junction: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Iowa City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.