City vs city
Urbandale vs Waukee, IA
Urbandale currently scores 4 points higher overall than Waukee, 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 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
Urbandale: 51/100 · Waukee: 47/100
Urbandale is 4 points higher.
Flood
Urbandale: 52/100 · Waukee: 100/100
Waukee is 48 points higher.
Urbandale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Waukee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Urbandale: 18/100 · Waukee: 18/100
No gap.
Urbandale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waukee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Urbandale: 58/100 · Waukee: 57/100
Urbandale is 1 points higher.
Urbandale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waukee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Urbandale: 73/100 · Waukee: 15/100
Urbandale is 58 points higher.
Urbandale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waukee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Urbandale: 100/100 · Waukee: 87/100
Urbandale is 13 points higher.
Urbandale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waukee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Urbandale: Unavailable · Waukee: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Urbandale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waukee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Urbandale: 24/100 · Waukee: 23/100
Urbandale is 1 points higher.
Urbandale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waukee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Urbandale: 30/100 · Waukee: 31/100
Waukee is 1 points higher.
Urbandale: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Waukee: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.