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Austin vs Iowa Colony, TX

Austin currently scores 9 points higher overall than Iowa Colony, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Austin

47/100

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Iowa Colony

38/100

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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 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

Austin: 47/100 · Iowa Colony: 38/100

Austin is 9 points higher.

Flood

Austin: 28/100 · Iowa Colony: 46/100

Iowa Colony is 18 points higher.

Austin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Iowa Colony: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Austin: 16/100 · Iowa Colony: 47/100

Iowa Colony is 31 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Austin: 40/100 · Iowa Colony: 63/100

Iowa Colony is 23 points higher.

Austin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Iowa Colony: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Austin: 50/100 · Iowa Colony: 15/100

Austin is 35 points higher.

Austin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Iowa Colony: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Austin: 100/100 · Iowa Colony: 20/100

Austin is 80 points higher.

Austin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Iowa Colony: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Austin: Unavailable · Iowa Colony: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Austin: 58/100 · Iowa Colony: 48/100

Austin is 10 points higher.

Austin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Iowa Colony: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Austin: 34/100 · Iowa Colony: 29/100

Austin is 5 points higher.

Austin: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Iowa Colony: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.