City vs city
Rock Rapids vs Sheldon, IA
Sheldon currently scores 3 points higher overall than Rock Rapids, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Rock Rapids: 48/100 · Sheldon: 51/100
Sheldon is 3 points higher.
Flood
Rock Rapids: 71/100 · Sheldon: 57/100
Rock Rapids is 14 points higher.
Rock Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Sheldon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rock Rapids: 20/100 · Sheldon: 20/100
No gap.
Rock Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sheldon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rock Rapids: 45/100 · Sheldon: 55/100
Sheldon is 10 points higher.
Rock Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sheldon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rock Rapids: 0/100 · Sheldon: 73/100
Sheldon is 73 points higher.
Rock Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sheldon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rock Rapids: 100/100 · Sheldon: 100/100
No gap.
Rock Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sheldon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rock Rapids: Unavailable · Sheldon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rock Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sheldon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rock Rapids: 32/100 · Sheldon: 30/100
Rock Rapids is 2 points higher.
Rock Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sheldon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rock Rapids: 21/100 · Sheldon: 23/100
Sheldon is 2 points higher.
Rock Rapids: 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.