City vs city
Waterloo vs West Liberty, IA
Waterloo and West Liberty are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Waterloo: 41/100 · West Liberty: 41/100
No gap.
Flood
Waterloo: 66/100 · West Liberty: 83/100
West Liberty is 17 points higher.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
West Liberty: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Waterloo: 18/100 · West Liberty: 17/100
Waterloo is 1 points higher.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Liberty: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Waterloo: 30/100 · West Liberty: 44/100
West Liberty is 14 points higher.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Liberty: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Waterloo: 15/100 · West Liberty: 27/100
West Liberty is 12 points higher.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Liberty: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Waterloo: 100/100 · West Liberty: 51/100
Waterloo is 49 points higher.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Liberty: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Waterloo: Unavailable · West Liberty: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Liberty: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Waterloo: 34/100 · West Liberty: 38/100
West Liberty is 4 points higher.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Liberty: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Waterloo: 21/100 · West Liberty: 25/100
West Liberty is 4 points higher.
Waterloo: 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 Liberty: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.