City vs city
Afton vs Cottage Grove, MN
Cottage Grove currently scores 11 points higher overall than Afton, 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
Afton: 27/100 · Cottage Grove: 38/100
Cottage Grove is 11 points higher.
Flood
Afton: 0/100 · Cottage Grove: 30/100
Cottage Grove is 30 points higher.
Afton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Cottage Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Afton: 17/100 · Cottage Grove: 17/100
No gap.
Afton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cottage Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Afton: 27/100 · Cottage Grove: 26/100
Afton is 1 points higher.
Afton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cottage Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Afton: 0/100 · Cottage Grove: 31/100
Cottage Grove is 31 points higher.
Afton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottage Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Afton: 50/100 · Cottage Grove: 100/100
Cottage Grove is 50 points higher.
Afton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottage Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Afton: Unavailable · Cottage Grove: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Afton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cottage Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Afton: 39/100 · Cottage Grove: 37/100
Afton is 2 points higher.
Afton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cottage Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Afton: 26/100 · Cottage Grove: 26/100
No gap.
Afton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cottage Grove: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.