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Iowa City vs Lake Mills, IA

Iowa City currently scores 28 points higher overall than Lake Mills, with the largest gap in hail.

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

Iowa City

48/100

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Lake Mills

20/100

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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

Iowa City: 48/100 · Lake Mills: 20/100

Iowa City is 28 points higher.

Flood

Iowa City: 64/100 · Lake Mills: 0/100

Iowa City is 64 points higher.

Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Lake Mills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Iowa City: 17/100 · Lake Mills: 18/100

Lake Mills is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Iowa City: 47/100 · Lake Mills: 33/100

Iowa City is 14 points higher.

Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lake Mills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Iowa City: 38/100 · Lake Mills: 0/100

Iowa City is 38 points higher.

Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lake Mills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Iowa City: 100/100 · Lake Mills: 33/100

Iowa City is 67 points higher.

Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lake Mills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Iowa City: Unavailable · Lake Mills: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Iowa City: 43/100 · Lake Mills: 13/100

Iowa City is 30 points higher.

Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lake Mills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Iowa City: 24/100 · Lake Mills: 21/100

Iowa City is 3 points higher.

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

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