City vs city

Independence vs Urbana, IA

Urbana currently scores 1 points higher overall than Independence, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Independence

33/100

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Urbana

34/100

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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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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

Independence: 33/100 · Urbana: 34/100

Urbana is 1 points higher.

Flood

Independence: 63/100 · Urbana: 43/100

Independence is 20 points higher.

Independence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Urbana: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Independence: 17/100 · Urbana: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Independence: 31/100 · Urbana: 35/100

Urbana is 4 points higher.

Independence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Urbana: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Independence: 23/100 · Urbana: 4/100

Independence is 19 points higher.

Independence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Urbana: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Independence: 47/100 · Urbana: 79/100

Urbana is 32 points higher.

Independence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Urbana: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Independence: Unavailable · Urbana: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Independence: 29/100 · Urbana: 35/100

Urbana is 6 points higher.

Independence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Urbana: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Independence: 22/100 · Urbana: 26/100

Urbana is 4 points higher.

Independence: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Urbana: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.