Highest risk cities in Iowa
Highest overall weather risk cities in Iowa
Ranked city list for general location risk, based on 1024/1024 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.
P85-based state reference
Overall score
48/100
Updated Fri, Sep 18, 9:10 PM.
1024/1024 eligible cities evaluated
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Top 25 cities by overall score from 1024 evaluated locations.
#1
Marshalltown, IA
7 points above the state reference
#2
Ames, IA
6 points above the state reference
#3
Reasnor, IA
6 points above the state reference
#4
Creston, IA
5 points above the state reference
#5
Le Mars, IA
5 points above the state reference
#6
Fort Dodge, IA
5 points above the state reference
#7
Centerville, IA
5 points above the state reference
#8
West Des Moines, IA
5 points above the state reference
#9
Whiting, IA
5 points above the state reference
#10
Osceola, IA
4 points above the state reference
#11
Clarinda, IA
4 points above the state reference
#12
Atlantic, IA
4 points above the state reference
#13
Lewis, IA
4 points above the state reference
#14
Elkhart, IA
4 points above the state reference
#15
Gilbert, IA
3 points above the state reference
#16
Sheldon, IA
3 points above the state reference
#17
Clive, IA
3 points above the state reference
#18
Grimes, IA
3 points above the state reference
#19
Johnston, IA
3 points above the state reference
#20
Urbandale, IA
3 points above the state reference
#21
Windsor Heights, IA
3 points above the state reference
#22
Boone, IA
3 points above the state reference
#23
Everly, IA
3 points above the state reference
#24
Stuart, IA
2 points above the state reference
#25
Carroll, IA
2 points above the state reference
How this ranking works
Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across1024/1024 eligible cities evaluated.
Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.
City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.