City vs city
Mount Ayr vs Waterloo, IA
Mount Ayr currently scores 5 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
Mount Ayr: 46/100 · Waterloo: 41/100
Mount Ayr is 5 points higher.
Flood
Mount Ayr: 55/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Waterloo is 11 points higher.
Mount Ayr: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mount Ayr: 18/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
No gap.
Mount Ayr: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mount Ayr: 63/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Mount Ayr is 33 points higher.
Mount Ayr: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mount Ayr: 19/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Mount Ayr is 4 points higher.
Mount Ayr: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mount Ayr: 99/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Mount Ayr: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mount Ayr: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mount Ayr: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mount Ayr: 43/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Mount Ayr is 9 points higher.
Mount Ayr: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mount Ayr: 28/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Mount Ayr is 7 points higher.
Mount Ayr: 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.