City vs city
Ottumwa vs What Cheer, IA
Ottumwa currently scores 5 points higher overall than What Cheer, 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
Ottumwa: 41/100 · What Cheer: 36/100
Ottumwa is 5 points higher.
Flood
Ottumwa: 57/100 · What Cheer: 68/100
What Cheer is 11 points higher.
Ottumwa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
What Cheer: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ottumwa: 17/100 · What Cheer: 18/100
What Cheer is 1 points higher.
Ottumwa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
What Cheer: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ottumwa: 54/100 · What Cheer: 51/100
Ottumwa is 3 points higher.
Ottumwa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
What Cheer: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ottumwa: 8/100 · What Cheer: 23/100
What Cheer is 15 points higher.
Ottumwa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
What Cheer: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ottumwa: 89/100 · What Cheer: 24/100
Ottumwa is 65 points higher.
Ottumwa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
What Cheer: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ottumwa: Unavailable · What Cheer: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ottumwa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
What Cheer: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ottumwa: 38/100 · What Cheer: 47/100
What Cheer is 9 points higher.
Ottumwa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
What Cheer: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ottumwa: 21/100 · What Cheer: 24/100
What Cheer is 3 points higher.
Ottumwa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
What Cheer: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.