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Highest risk cities in Iowa

Highest flood risk cities in Iowa

Ranked city list for flood-prone areas. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Flood score

69/100

Updated Sun, Feb 22, 7:06 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by flood score.

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#1

Waukee, IA

31 points above the state average

100/100

#2

West Des Moines, IA

31 points above the state average

100/100

#3

Belle Plaine, IA

30 points above the state average

99/100

#4

Carlisle, IA

20 points above the state average

89/100

#5

Pleasant Hill, IA

20 points above the state average

89/100

#6

West Liberty, IA

14 points above the state average

83/100

#7

Evansdale, IA

13 points above the state average

82/100

#8

Polk City, IA

13 points above the state average

82/100

#9

La Porte City, IA

12 points above the state average

81/100

#10

Marshalltown, IA

12 points above the state average

81/100

#11

Cedar Falls, IA

11 points above the state average

80/100

#12

Forest City, IA

9 points above the state average

78/100

#13

Tama, IA

9 points above the state average

78/100

#14

Toledo, IA

9 points above the state average

78/100

#15

Knoxville, IA

8 points above the state average

77/100

#16

Norwalk, IA

6 points above the state average

75/100

#17

Des Moines, IA

4 points above the state average

73/100

#18

Kalona, IA

4 points above the state average

73/100

#19

Reinbeck, IA

4 points above the state average

73/100

#20

Spirit Lake, IA

4 points above the state average

73/100

#21

Colfax, IA

3 points above the state average

72/100

#22

Centerville, IA

2 points above the state average

71/100

#23

Nashua, IA

2 points above the state average

71/100

#24

Rock Rapids, IA

2 points above the state average

71/100

#25

Saylorville, IA

2 points above the state average

71/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.