City vs city
Kalona vs West Chester, IA
Kalona currently scores 1 points higher overall than West Chester, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Kalona: 31/100 · West Chester: 30/100
Kalona is 1 points higher.
Flood
Kalona: 73/100 · West Chester: 52/100
Kalona is 21 points higher.
Kalona: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
West Chester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kalona: 17/100 · West Chester: 17/100
No gap.
Kalona: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Chester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kalona: 44/100 · West Chester: 44/100
No gap.
Kalona: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Chester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kalona: 4/100 · West Chester: 0/100
Kalona is 4 points higher.
Kalona: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Chester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kalona: 15/100 · West Chester: 5/100
Kalona is 10 points higher.
Kalona: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Chester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kalona: Unavailable · West Chester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kalona: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Chester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kalona: 39/100 · West Chester: 40/100
West Chester is 1 points higher.
Kalona: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Chester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kalona: 24/100 · West Chester: 24/100
No gap.
Kalona: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Chester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.