City vs city
Maquoketa vs Waterloo, IA
Waterloo currently scores 1 points higher overall than Maquoketa, 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
Maquoketa: 40/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Flood
Maquoketa: 66/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
No gap.
Maquoketa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Maquoketa: 17/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Maquoketa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Maquoketa: 29/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Maquoketa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Maquoketa: 23/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Maquoketa is 8 points higher.
Maquoketa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Maquoketa: 84/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
Waterloo is 16 points higher.
Maquoketa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Maquoketa: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Maquoketa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Maquoketa: 35/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Maquoketa is 1 points higher.
Maquoketa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Maquoketa: 27/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Maquoketa is 6 points higher.
Maquoketa: 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.