City vs city
Lester vs Sioux Center, IA
Sioux Center currently scores 7 points higher overall than Lester, 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 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
Lester: 37/100 · Sioux Center: 44/100
Sioux Center is 7 points higher.
Flood
Lester: 49/100 · Sioux Center: 60/100
Sioux Center is 11 points higher.
Lester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Sioux Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lester: 20/100 · Sioux Center: 20/100
No gap.
Lester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sioux Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lester: 44/100 · Sioux Center: 51/100
Sioux Center is 7 points higher.
Lester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sioux Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lester: 23/100 · Sioux Center: 19/100
Lester is 4 points higher.
Lester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lester: 55/100 · Sioux Center: 100/100
Sioux Center is 45 points higher.
Lester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lester: Unavailable · Sioux Center: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sioux Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lester: 45/100 · Sioux Center: 33/100
Lester is 12 points higher.
Lester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sioux Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lester: 21/100 · Sioux Center: 23/100
Sioux Center is 2 points higher.
Lester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sioux Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.