City vs city
Tipton vs West Branch, IA
Tipton currently scores 2 points higher overall than West Branch, 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
Tipton: 40/100 · West Branch: 38/100
Tipton is 2 points higher.
Flood
Tipton: 52/100 · West Branch: 52/100
No gap.
Tipton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
West Branch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Tipton: 17/100 · West Branch: 17/100
No gap.
Tipton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Branch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Tipton: 47/100 · West Branch: 47/100
No gap.
Tipton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Branch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Tipton: 35/100 · West Branch: 31/100
Tipton is 4 points higher.
Tipton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Branch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Tipton: 66/100 · West Branch: 49/100
Tipton is 17 points higher.
Tipton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Branch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Tipton: Unavailable · West Branch: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Tipton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Branch: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Tipton: 36/100 · West Branch: 43/100
West Branch is 7 points higher.
Tipton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Branch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Tipton: 25/100 · West Branch: 24/100
Tipton is 1 points higher.
Tipton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Branch: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.