City vs city
Orange City vs Sheldon, IA
Sheldon currently scores 11 points higher overall than Orange City, 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
Orange City: 40/100 · Sheldon: 51/100
Sheldon is 11 points higher.
Flood
Orange City: 55/100 · Sheldon: 57/100
Sheldon is 2 points higher.
Orange City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Sheldon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Orange City: 20/100 · Sheldon: 20/100
No gap.
Orange City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sheldon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Orange City: 52/100 · Sheldon: 55/100
Sheldon is 3 points higher.
Orange City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sheldon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Orange City: 42/100 · Sheldon: 73/100
Sheldon is 31 points higher.
Orange City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sheldon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Orange City: 58/100 · Sheldon: 100/100
Sheldon is 42 points higher.
Orange City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sheldon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Orange City: Unavailable · Sheldon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Orange City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sheldon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Orange City: 30/100 · Sheldon: 30/100
No gap.
Orange City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sheldon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Orange City: 24/100 · Sheldon: 23/100
Orange City is 1 points higher.
Orange City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sheldon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.