City vs city
Postville vs Waterville, IA
Postville currently scores 7 points higher overall than Waterville, 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
Postville: 29/100 · Waterville: 22/100
Postville is 7 points higher.
Flood
Postville: 50/100 · Waterville: 43/100
Postville is 7 points higher.
Postville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Waterville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Postville: 17/100 · Waterville: 17/100
No gap.
Postville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Postville: 14/100 · Waterville: 12/100
Postville is 2 points higher.
Postville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Postville: 0/100 · Waterville: 0/100
No gap.
Postville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Postville: 36/100 · Waterville: 6/100
Postville is 30 points higher.
Postville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Postville: Unavailable · Waterville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Postville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Postville: 37/100 · Waterville: 40/100
Waterville is 3 points higher.
Postville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Postville: 19/100 · Waterville: 16/100
Postville is 3 points higher.
Postville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waterville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.