City vs city
Lake Mills vs Northwood, IA
Northwood currently scores 6 points higher overall than Lake Mills, 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 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
Lake Mills: 20/100 · Northwood: 26/100
Northwood is 6 points higher.
Flood
Lake Mills: 0/100 · Northwood: 0/100
No gap.
Lake Mills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Northwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Mills: 18/100 · Northwood: 18/100
No gap.
Lake Mills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Northwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Mills: 33/100 · Northwood: 29/100
Lake Mills is 4 points higher.
Lake Mills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Northwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Mills: 0/100 · Northwood: 8/100
Northwood is 8 points higher.
Lake Mills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Mills: 33/100 · Northwood: 79/100
Northwood is 46 points higher.
Lake Mills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Mills: Unavailable · Northwood: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Mills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Northwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Mills: 13/100 · Northwood: 28/100
Northwood is 15 points higher.
Lake Mills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Northwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lake Mills: 21/100 · Northwood: 19/100
Lake Mills is 2 points higher.
Lake Mills: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Northwood: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.