City vs city
Grundy Center vs Iowa City, IA
Iowa City currently scores 14 points higher overall than Grundy Center, 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
Grundy Center: 34/100 · Iowa City: 48/100
Iowa City is 14 points higher.
Flood
Grundy Center: 46/100 · Iowa City: 64/100
Iowa City is 18 points higher.
Grundy Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Grundy Center: 18/100 · Iowa City: 17/100
Grundy Center is 1 points higher.
Grundy Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Grundy Center: 31/100 · Iowa City: 47/100
Iowa City is 16 points higher.
Grundy Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Grundy Center: 19/100 · Iowa City: 38/100
Iowa City is 19 points higher.
Grundy Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Grundy Center: 68/100 · Iowa City: 100/100
Iowa City is 32 points higher.
Grundy Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Grundy Center: Unavailable · Iowa City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grundy Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Iowa City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Grundy Center: 36/100 · Iowa City: 43/100
Iowa City is 7 points higher.
Grundy Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Grundy Center: 22/100 · Iowa City: 24/100
Iowa City is 2 points higher.
Grundy Center: 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.