City vs city
Lake Mills vs Waterloo, WI
Lake Mills currently scores 2 points higher overall than Waterloo, with the largest gap 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
Lake Mills: 44/100 · Waterloo: 42/100
Lake Mills is 2 points higher.
Flood
Lake Mills: 67/100 · Waterloo: 77/100
Waterloo is 10 points higher.
Lake Mills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Mills: 15/100 · Waterloo: 15/100
No gap.
Lake Mills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Mills: 50/100 · Waterloo: 46/100
Lake Mills is 4 points higher.
Lake Mills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Mills: 0/100 · Waterloo: 8/100
Waterloo is 8 points higher.
Lake Mills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Mills: 65/100 · Waterloo: 77/100
Waterloo is 12 points higher.
Lake Mills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Mills: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Mills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Mills: 47/100 · Waterloo: 50/100
Waterloo is 3 points higher.
Lake Mills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Mills: 19/100 · Waterloo: 19/100
No gap.
Lake Mills: 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.