City vs city
Madrid vs Polk City, IA
Polk City currently scores 7 points higher overall than Madrid, 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
Madrid: 40/100 · Polk City: 47/100
Polk City is 7 points higher.
Flood
Madrid: 63/100 · Polk City: 82/100
Polk City is 19 points higher.
Madrid: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Polk City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Madrid: 18/100 · Polk City: 18/100
No gap.
Madrid: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Polk City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Madrid: 60/100 · Polk City: 58/100
Madrid is 2 points higher.
Madrid: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Polk City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Madrid: 12/100 · Polk City: 15/100
Polk City is 3 points higher.
Madrid: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Polk City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Madrid: 64/100 · Polk City: 100/100
Polk City is 36 points higher.
Madrid: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Polk City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Madrid: Unavailable · Polk City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Madrid: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Polk City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Madrid: 35/100 · Polk City: 28/100
Madrid is 7 points higher.
Madrid: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Polk City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Madrid: 30/100 · Polk City: 30/100
No gap.
Madrid: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Polk City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.