City vs city
Urbandale vs Windsor Heights, IA
Urbandale and Windsor Heights are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 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
Urbandale: 51/100 · Windsor Heights: 51/100
No gap.
Flood
Urbandale: 52/100 · Windsor Heights: 52/100
No gap.
Urbandale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Windsor Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Urbandale: 18/100 · Windsor Heights: 18/100
No gap.
Urbandale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Windsor Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Urbandale: 58/100 · Windsor Heights: 58/100
No gap.
Urbandale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Windsor Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Urbandale: 73/100 · Windsor Heights: 73/100
No gap.
Urbandale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Windsor Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Urbandale: 100/100 · Windsor Heights: 100/100
No gap.
Urbandale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Windsor Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Urbandale: Unavailable · Windsor Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Urbandale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Windsor Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Urbandale: 24/100 · Windsor Heights: 24/100
No gap.
Urbandale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Windsor Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Urbandale: 30/100 · Windsor Heights: 30/100
No gap.
Urbandale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Windsor Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.