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Humboldt vs Waterloo, IA

Waterloo currently scores 3 points higher overall than Humboldt, with the largest gap in flood.

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Humboldt

38/100

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Waterloo

41/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.

Overall

Humboldt: 38/100 · Waterloo: 41/100

Waterloo is 3 points higher.

Flood

Humboldt: 45/100 · Waterloo: 66/100

Waterloo is 21 points higher.

Humboldt: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Humboldt: 18/100 · Waterloo: 18/100

No gap.

Humboldt: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Humboldt: 39/100 · Waterloo: 30/100

Humboldt is 9 points higher.

Humboldt: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Humboldt: 12/100 · Waterloo: 15/100

Waterloo is 3 points higher.

Humboldt: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Humboldt: 100/100 · Waterloo: 100/100

No gap.

Humboldt: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Humboldt: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Humboldt: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Humboldt: 23/100 · Waterloo: 34/100

Waterloo is 11 points higher.

Humboldt: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Humboldt: 26/100 · Waterloo: 21/100

Humboldt is 5 points higher.

Humboldt: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Waterloo: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.