City vs city
Des Moines vs Vancouver, WA
Vancouver currently scores 1 points higher overall than Des Moines, 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 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
Des Moines: 18/100 · Vancouver: 19/100
Vancouver is 1 points higher.
Flood
Des Moines: 74/100 · Vancouver: 20/100
Des Moines is 54 points higher.
Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Vancouver: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Des Moines: 7/100 · Vancouver: 6/100
Des Moines is 1 points higher.
Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vancouver: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Des Moines: 2/100 · Vancouver: 1/100
Des Moines is 1 points higher.
Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vancouver: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Des Moines: 8/100 · Vancouver: 38/100
Vancouver is 30 points higher.
Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vancouver: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Des Moines: 0/100 · Vancouver: 5/100
Vancouver is 5 points higher.
Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vancouver: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Des Moines: Unavailable · Vancouver: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vancouver: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Des Moines: 10/100 · Vancouver: 53/100
Vancouver is 43 points higher.
Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vancouver: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Des Moines: 8/100 · Vancouver: 10/100
Vancouver is 2 points higher.
Des Moines: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Vancouver: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.