City vs city
Johnston vs Waterloo, IA
Johnston currently scores 10 points higher overall than Waterloo, 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 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
Johnston: 51/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
Johnston is 10 points higher.
Flood
Johnston: 52/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Waterloo is 14 points higher.
Johnston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Johnston: 18/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
No gap.
Johnston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Johnston: 58/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Johnston is 28 points higher.
Johnston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Johnston: 73/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Johnston is 58 points higher.
Johnston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Johnston: 100/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
No gap.
Johnston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Johnston: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Johnston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Johnston: 24/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Waterloo is 10 points higher.
Johnston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Johnston: 30/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Johnston is 9 points higher.
Johnston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Waterloo: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.