City vs city
Kent Estates vs Waterloo, IA
Kent Estates and Waterloo are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Kent Estates: 41/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
No gap.
Flood
Kent Estates: 18/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Waterloo is 48 points higher.
Kent Estates: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kent Estates: 17/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Kent Estates: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kent Estates: 42/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Kent Estates is 12 points higher.
Kent Estates: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kent Estates: 58/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Kent Estates is 43 points higher.
Kent Estates: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kent Estates: 100/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
No gap.
Kent Estates: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kent Estates: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kent Estates: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kent Estates: 30/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Waterloo is 4 points higher.
Kent Estates: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kent Estates: 25/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Kent Estates is 4 points higher.
Kent Estates: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waterloo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.