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Iowa City vs Monticello, IA

Iowa City currently scores 7 points higher overall than Monticello, with the largest gap in flood.

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

Iowa City

48/100

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Monticello

41/100

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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

Iowa City: 48/100 · Monticello: 41/100

Iowa City is 7 points higher.

Flood

Iowa City: 64/100 · Monticello: 46/100

Iowa City is 18 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Iowa City: 17/100 · Monticello: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Iowa City: 47/100 · Monticello: 32/100

Iowa City is 15 points higher.

Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Monticello: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Iowa City: 38/100 · Monticello: 54/100

Monticello is 16 points higher.

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

Monticello: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Iowa City: 100/100 · Monticello: 83/100

Iowa City is 17 points higher.

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

Monticello: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Iowa City: Unavailable · Monticello: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Iowa City: 43/100 · Monticello: 33/100

Iowa City is 10 points higher.

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

Monticello: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Iowa City: 24/100 · Monticello: 23/100

Iowa City is 1 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.

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