City vs city

Lake Mills vs Waterloo, IA

Waterloo currently scores 21 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.

Lake Mills

20/100

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Waterloo

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 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 · Waterloo: 41/100

Waterloo is 21 points higher.

Flood

Lake Mills: 0/100 · Waterloo: 66/100

Waterloo is 66 points higher.

Lake Mills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lake Mills: 18/100 · Waterloo: 18/100

No gap.

Lake Mills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

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

Lightning

Lake Mills: 33/100 · Waterloo: 30/100

Lake Mills is 3 points higher.

Lake Mills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lake Mills: 0/100 · Waterloo: 15/100

Waterloo is 15 points higher.

Lake Mills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lake Mills: 33/100 · Waterloo: 100/100

Waterloo is 67 points higher.

Lake Mills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lake Mills: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Lake Mills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

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

Wildfire

Lake Mills: 13/100 · Waterloo: 34/100

Waterloo is 21 points higher.

Lake Mills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lake Mills: 21/100 · Waterloo: 21/100

No gap.

Lake Mills: 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.