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Iowa City vs Sergeant Bluff, IA

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

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Iowa City

48/100

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Sergeant Bluff

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 · Sergeant Bluff: 41/100

Iowa City is 7 points higher.

Flood

Iowa City: 64/100 · Sergeant Bluff: 8/100

Iowa City is 56 points higher.

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

Sergeant Bluff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Iowa City: 17/100 · Sergeant Bluff: 20/100

Sergeant Bluff is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Iowa City: 47/100 · Sergeant Bluff: 54/100

Sergeant Bluff is 7 points higher.

Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Sergeant Bluff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Iowa City: 38/100 · Sergeant Bluff: 27/100

Iowa City is 11 points higher.

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

Sergeant Bluff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Iowa City: 100/100 · Sergeant Bluff: 100/100

No gap.

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

Sergeant Bluff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Iowa City: Unavailable · Sergeant Bluff: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Iowa City: 43/100 · Sergeant Bluff: 54/100

Sergeant Bluff is 11 points higher.

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

Sergeant Bluff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Iowa City: 24/100 · Sergeant Bluff: 26/100

Sergeant Bluff is 2 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.

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