← Back to Iowa overviewState page · City rankings

Highest risk cities in Iowa

Highest wildfire risk cities in Iowa

Ranked city list for long-term wildfire hazard potential. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Wildfire score

40/100

Updated Thu, Jul 9, 9:23 PM.

Open wildfire outlookBrowse all IA cities

More state ranking pages

Highest overall weather risk citiesHighest flood risk citiesHighest wind risk citiesHighest air quality risk citiesHighest lightning risk citiesHighest tornado risk cities
National comparisons:
Which state has the highest hurricane risk? →Which states have the highest AQI risk? →Which states have the highest wildfire risk? →Safest states for severe weather →States with the lowest flood exposure →

Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by wildfire score.

Open any city for full details

#1

Sergeant Bluff, IA

14 points above the state average

54/100

#2

Tama, IA

14 points above the state average

54/100

#3

Toledo, IA

14 points above the state average

54/100

#4

Carter Lake, IA

10 points above the state average

50/100

#5

Onawa, IA

9 points above the state average

49/100

#6

Council Bluffs, IA

8 points above the state average

48/100

#7

Sioux City, IA

8 points above the state average

48/100

#8

Bloomfield, IA

6 points above the state average

46/100

#9

Glenwood, IA

6 points above the state average

46/100

#10

Grinnell, IA

6 points above the state average

46/100

#11

Missouri Valley, IA

6 points above the state average

46/100

#12

Ely, IA

5 points above the state average

45/100

#13

Marengo, IA

5 points above the state average

45/100

#14

Cedar Rapids, IA

4 points above the state average

44/100

#15

North Liberty, IA

4 points above the state average

44/100

#16

Tiffin, IA

4 points above the state average

44/100

#17

Williamsburg, IA

4 points above the state average

44/100

#18

Burlington, IA

3 points above the state average

43/100

#19

Coralville, IA

3 points above the state average

43/100

#20

Hawarden, IA

3 points above the state average

43/100

#21

Iowa City, IA

3 points above the state average

43/100

#22

Mount Ayr, IA

3 points above the state average

43/100

#23

Nevada, IA

3 points above the state average

43/100

#24

Story City, IA

3 points above the state average

43/100

#25

West Branch, IA

3 points above the state average

43/100

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.