City vs city
Indianola vs Melcher-Dallas, IA
Indianola currently scores 7 points higher overall than Melcher-Dallas, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · Melcher-Dallas: 41/100
Indianola is 7 points higher.
Flood
Indianola: 56/100 · Melcher-Dallas: 63/100
Melcher-Dallas is 7 points higher.
Indianola: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Melcher-Dallas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Indianola: 18/100 · Melcher-Dallas: 18/100
No gap.
Indianola: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Melcher-Dallas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Indianola: 59/100 · Melcher-Dallas: 60/100
Melcher-Dallas is 1 points higher.
Indianola: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Melcher-Dallas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Indianola: 50/100 · Melcher-Dallas: 23/100
Indianola is 27 points higher.
Indianola: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Melcher-Dallas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Indianola: 100/100 · Melcher-Dallas: 54/100
Indianola is 46 points higher.
Indianola: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Melcher-Dallas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Indianola: Unavailable · Melcher-Dallas: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Indianola: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Melcher-Dallas: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Indianola: 25/100 · Melcher-Dallas: 36/100
Melcher-Dallas is 11 points higher.
Indianola: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Melcher-Dallas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Indianola: 31/100 · Melcher-Dallas: 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.
Melcher-Dallas: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.