City vs city
Urbandale vs West Des Moines, IA
West Des Moines currently scores 2 points higher overall than Urbandale, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · West Des Moines: 53/100
West Des Moines is 2 points higher.
Flood
Urbandale: 52/100 · West Des Moines: 100/100
West Des Moines is 48 points higher.
Urbandale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
West Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Urbandale: 18/100 · West Des Moines: 18/100
No gap.
Urbandale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Urbandale: 58/100 · West Des Moines: 58/100
No gap.
Urbandale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Urbandale: 73/100 · West Des Moines: 31/100
Urbandale is 42 points higher.
Urbandale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Urbandale: 100/100 · West Des Moines: 100/100
No gap.
Urbandale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Urbandale: Unavailable · West Des Moines: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Urbandale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Urbandale: 24/100 · West Des Moines: 30/100
West Des Moines is 6 points higher.
Urbandale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Urbandale: 30/100 · West Des Moines: 31/100
West Des Moines is 1 points higher.
Urbandale: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
West Des Moines: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.