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City vs state
How does Polk City compare with IA?
Polk City is most below the IA reference in tornado (35 points lower).
Use this page to compare city-level risk against the statewide reference for relocation and planning. The benchmark is p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.
Score comparison
Overall
Polk City
47/100
IA
51/100
4 points below state reference.
Flood
Polk City
82/100
IA
69/100
13 points above state reference.
Wind
Polk City
18/100
IA
10/100
8 points above state reference.
Lightning
Polk City
58/100
IA
59/100
1 points below state reference.
Tornado
Polk City
15/100
IA
50/100
35 points below state reference.
Hail
Polk City
100/100
IA
100/100
At state reference.
Storm surge
Polk City
0/100
IA
0/100
At state reference.
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