City vs city
Malcom vs Waterloo, IA
Waterloo currently scores 4 points higher overall than Malcom, 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
Malcom: 37/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
Waterloo is 4 points higher.
Flood
Malcom: 52/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Waterloo is 14 points higher.
Malcom: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Malcom: 18/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
No gap.
Malcom: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Malcom: 54/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Malcom is 24 points higher.
Malcom: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Malcom: 31/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Malcom is 16 points higher.
Malcom: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Malcom: 25/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
Waterloo is 75 points higher.
Malcom: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Malcom: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Malcom: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Malcom: 50/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Malcom is 16 points higher.
Malcom: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Malcom: 26/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Malcom is 5 points higher.
Malcom: 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.