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Auburn vs Waterloo, IN

Waterloo currently scores 2 points higher overall than Auburn, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Auburn

26/100

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Waterloo

28/100

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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 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

Auburn: 26/100 · Waterloo: 28/100

Waterloo is 2 points higher.

Flood

Auburn: 38/100 · Waterloo: 28/100

Auburn is 10 points higher.

Auburn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Auburn: 16/100 · Waterloo: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Auburn: 43/100 · Waterloo: 41/100

Auburn is 2 points higher.

Auburn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Auburn: 4/100 · Waterloo: 23/100

Waterloo is 19 points higher.

Auburn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Auburn: 42/100 · Waterloo: 41/100

Auburn is 1 points higher.

Auburn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Auburn: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Auburn: 9/100 · Waterloo: 19/100

Waterloo is 10 points higher.

Auburn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Auburn: 30/100 · Waterloo: 30/100

No gap.

Auburn: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

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.