City vs city
Hawarden vs Waterloo, IA
Waterloo currently scores 6 points higher overall than Hawarden, 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 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
Hawarden: 35/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
Waterloo is 6 points higher.
Flood
Hawarden: 26/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Waterloo is 40 points higher.
Hawarden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hawarden: 20/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
Hawarden is 2 points higher.
Hawarden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hawarden: 46/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Hawarden is 16 points higher.
Hawarden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hawarden: 4/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Waterloo is 11 points higher.
Hawarden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hawarden: 86/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
Waterloo is 14 points higher.
Hawarden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hawarden: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hawarden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hawarden: 43/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Hawarden is 9 points higher.
Hawarden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hawarden: 23/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Hawarden is 2 points higher.
Hawarden: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waterloo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.