City vs city
Iowa City vs Iowa Falls, IA
Iowa City currently scores 13 points higher overall than Iowa Falls, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Iowa City: 48/100 · Iowa Falls: 35/100
Iowa City is 13 points higher.
Flood
Iowa City: 64/100 · Iowa Falls: 52/100
Iowa City is 12 points higher.
Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Iowa Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Iowa City: 17/100 · Iowa Falls: 18/100
Iowa Falls is 1 points higher.
Iowa City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Iowa Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Iowa City: 47/100 · Iowa Falls: 27/100
Iowa City is 20 points higher.
Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Iowa Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Iowa City: 38/100 · Iowa Falls: 4/100
Iowa City is 34 points higher.
Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Iowa City: 100/100 · Iowa Falls: 88/100
Iowa City is 12 points higher.
Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Iowa City: Unavailable · Iowa Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Iowa City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Iowa Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Iowa City: 43/100 · Iowa Falls: 29/100
Iowa City is 14 points higher.
Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Iowa Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Iowa City: 24/100 · Iowa Falls: 28/100
Iowa Falls is 4 points higher.
Iowa City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Iowa Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.