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Urbana vs Waterloo, IA

Waterloo currently scores 7 points higher overall than Urbana, with the largest gap in flood.

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Urbana

34/100

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Waterloo

41/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Urbana: 34/100 · Waterloo: 41/100

Waterloo is 7 points higher.

Flood

Urbana: 43/100 · Waterloo: 66/100

Waterloo is 23 points higher.

Urbana: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Urbana: 17/100 · Waterloo: 18/100

Waterloo is 1 points higher.

Urbana: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Urbana: 35/100 · Waterloo: 30/100

Urbana is 5 points higher.

Urbana: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Urbana: 4/100 · Waterloo: 15/100

Waterloo is 11 points higher.

Urbana: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Urbana: 79/100 · Waterloo: 100/100

Waterloo is 21 points higher.

Urbana: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Urbana: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Urbana: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Urbana: 35/100 · Waterloo: 34/100

Urbana is 1 points higher.

Urbana: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Urbana: 26/100 · Waterloo: 21/100

Urbana is 5 points higher.

Urbana: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Waterloo: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.