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Highest risk cities in Iowa

Highest overall weather risk cities in Iowa

Ranked city list for general location risk. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Overall score

49/100

Updated Sun, Feb 22, 7:06 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by overall score.

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#1

West Des Moines, IA

13 points above the state average

62/100

#2

Waukee, IA

10 points above the state average

59/100

#3

Polk City, IA

6 points above the state average

55/100

#4

Saylorville, IA

6 points above the state average

55/100

#5

Carlisle, IA

4 points above the state average

53/100

#6

Des Moines, IA

4 points above the state average

53/100

#7

Pleasant Hill, IA

4 points above the state average

53/100

#8

Belle Plaine, IA

3 points above the state average

52/100

#9

Norwalk, IA

3 points above the state average

52/100

#10

Ames, IA

2 points above the state average

51/100

#11

Cedar Falls, IA

1 points above the state average

50/100

#12

Evansdale, IA

at the state average

49/100

#13

Ankeny, IA

1 points below the state average

48/100

#14

Atlantic, IA

1 points below the state average

48/100

#15

Granger, IA

1 points below the state average

48/100

#16

Marshalltown, IA

1 points below the state average

48/100

#17

Story City, IA

1 points below the state average

48/100

#18

Cedar Rapids, IA

2 points below the state average

47/100

#19

Centerville, IA

2 points below the state average

47/100

#20

Fairfax, IA

2 points below the state average

47/100

#21

Knoxville, IA

2 points below the state average

47/100

#22

Milford, IA

2 points below the state average

47/100

#23

Spirit Lake, IA

2 points below the state average

47/100

#24

West Liberty, IA

2 points below the state average

47/100

#25

Clive, IA

3 points below the state average

46/100

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.