City vs city
Iowa City vs Prairie City, IA
Iowa City currently scores 11 points higher overall than Prairie City, 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
Iowa City: 48/100 · Prairie City: 37/100
Iowa City is 11 points higher.
Flood
Iowa City: 64/100 · Prairie City: 46/100
Iowa City is 18 points higher.
Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Prairie City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Iowa City: 17/100 · Prairie City: 18/100
Prairie City is 1 points higher.
Iowa City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Prairie City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Iowa City: 47/100 · Prairie City: 59/100
Prairie City is 12 points higher.
Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Prairie City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Iowa City: 38/100 · Prairie City: 23/100
Iowa City is 15 points higher.
Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prairie City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Iowa City: 100/100 · Prairie City: 52/100
Iowa City is 48 points higher.
Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prairie City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Iowa City: Unavailable · Prairie City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Iowa City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Prairie City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Iowa City: 43/100 · Prairie City: 33/100
Iowa City is 10 points higher.
Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Prairie City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Iowa City: 24/100 · Prairie City: 31/100
Prairie City is 7 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.
Prairie 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.