City vs city
Martensdale vs Waterloo, IA
Martensdale currently scores 8 points higher overall than Waterloo, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Martensdale: 49/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
Martensdale is 8 points higher.
Flood
Martensdale: 66/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
No gap.
Martensdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Martensdale: 18/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
No gap.
Martensdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Martensdale: 57/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Martensdale is 27 points higher.
Martensdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Martensdale: 42/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Martensdale is 27 points higher.
Martensdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Martensdale: 98/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
Waterloo is 2 points higher.
Martensdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Martensdale: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Martensdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Martensdale: 32/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Waterloo is 2 points higher.
Martensdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Martensdale: 31/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Martensdale is 10 points higher.
Martensdale: 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.