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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

54/100

Updated Fri, May 8, 6:15 PM.

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National comparisons:

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by overall score.

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#1

Marshalltown, IA

1 points above the state average

#2

Ames, IA

1 points above the state average

#3

Creston, IA

at the state average

#4

Le Mars, IA

1 points below the state average

#5

Centerville, IA

2 points below the state average

#6

Fort Dodge, IA

2 points below the state average

#7

Osceola, IA

2 points below the state average

#8

West Des Moines, IA

2 points below the state average

#9

Clarinda, IA

2 points below the state average

#10

Atlantic, IA

3 points below the state average

#11

Sheldon, IA

3 points below the state average

#12

Spencer, IA

3 points below the state average

#13

Ankeny, IA

3 points below the state average

#14

Clive, IA

3 points below the state average

#15

Grimes, IA

3 points below the state average

#16

Johnston, IA

3 points below the state average

#17

Urbandale, IA

3 points below the state average

#18

Windsor Heights, IA

3 points below the state average

#19

Boone, IA

3 points below the state average

#20

Saylorville, IA

4 points below the state average

#21

Stuart, IA

4 points below the state average

#22

Carroll, IA

4 points below the state average

#23

Pella, IA

5 points below the state average

#24

Shenandoah, IA

5 points below the state average

#25

Huxley, IA

5 points below the state average

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.