City vs city
Mediapolis vs Wapello, IA
Wapello currently scores 9 points higher overall than Mediapolis, 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
Mediapolis: 25/100 · Wapello: 34/100
Wapello is 9 points higher.
Flood
Mediapolis: 0/100 · Wapello: 0/100
No gap.
Mediapolis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wapello: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mediapolis: 17/100 · Wapello: 17/100
No gap.
Mediapolis: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wapello: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mediapolis: 37/100 · Wapello: 38/100
Wapello is 1 points higher.
Mediapolis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wapello: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mediapolis: 31/100 · Wapello: 0/100
Mediapolis is 31 points higher.
Mediapolis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wapello: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mediapolis: 39/100 · Wapello: 83/100
Wapello is 44 points higher.
Mediapolis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wapello: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mediapolis: Unavailable · Wapello: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mediapolis: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wapello: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mediapolis: 27/100 · Wapello: 40/100
Wapello is 13 points higher.
Mediapolis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wapello: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mediapolis: 25/100 · Wapello: 25/100
No gap.
Mediapolis: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wapello: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.