City vs city
Afton vs Lake Elmo, MN
Lake Elmo currently scores 13 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 · Lake Elmo: 40/100
Lake Elmo is 13 points higher.
Flood
Afton: 0/100 · Lake Elmo: 33/100
Lake Elmo is 33 points higher.
Afton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Lake Elmo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Afton: 17/100 · Lake Elmo: 17/100
No gap.
Afton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Elmo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Afton: 27/100 · Lake Elmo: 27/100
No gap.
Afton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Elmo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Afton: 0/100 · Lake Elmo: 0/100
No gap.
Afton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Elmo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Afton: 50/100 · Lake Elmo: 100/100
Lake Elmo is 50 points higher.
Afton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Elmo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Afton: Unavailable · Lake Elmo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Afton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Elmo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Afton: 39/100 · Lake Elmo: 34/100
Afton is 5 points higher.
Afton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Elmo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Afton: 26/100 · Lake Elmo: 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.
Lake Elmo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.