City vs city
Orange City vs Waterloo, IA
Waterloo currently scores 1 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 · Waterloo: 41/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Flood
Orange City: 55/100 · Waterloo: 66/100
Waterloo is 11 points higher.
Orange City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Orange City: 20/100 · Waterloo: 18/100
Orange City is 2 points higher.
Orange City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Orange City: 52/100 · Waterloo: 30/100
Orange City is 22 points higher.
Orange City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Orange City: 42/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
Orange City is 27 points higher.
Orange City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Orange City: 58/100 · Waterloo: 100/100
Waterloo is 42 points higher.
Orange City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Orange City: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Orange City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Orange City: 30/100 · Waterloo: 34/100
Waterloo is 4 points higher.
Orange City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Orange City: 24/100 · Waterloo: 21/100
Orange City is 3 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.
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.