City vs city
Indianola vs Martensdale, IA
Martensdale currently scores 1 points higher overall than Indianola, with the largest gap in flood.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
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
Indianola: 48/100 · Martensdale: 49/100
Martensdale is 1 points higher.
Flood
Indianola: 56/100 · Martensdale: 66/100
Martensdale is 10 points higher.
Indianola: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Martensdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Indianola: 18/100 · Martensdale: 18/100
No gap.
Indianola: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Martensdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Indianola: 59/100 · Martensdale: 57/100
Indianola is 2 points higher.
Indianola: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Martensdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Indianola: 50/100 · Martensdale: 42/100
Indianola is 8 points higher.
Indianola: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Martensdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Indianola: 100/100 · Martensdale: 98/100
Indianola is 2 points higher.
Indianola: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Martensdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Indianola: Unavailable · Martensdale: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Indianola: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Martensdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Indianola: 25/100 · Martensdale: 32/100
Martensdale is 7 points higher.
Indianola: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Martensdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Indianola: 31/100 · Martensdale: 31/100
No gap.
Indianola: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Martensdale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.