City vs city
Albany vs Waite Park, MN
Waite Park currently scores 10 points higher overall than Albany, 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
Albany: 31/100 · Waite Park: 41/100
Waite Park is 10 points higher.
Flood
Albany: 37/100 · Waite Park: 37/100
No gap.
Albany: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Waite Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Albany: 18/100 · Waite Park: 18/100
No gap.
Albany: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waite Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Albany: 32/100 · Waite Park: 31/100
Albany is 1 points higher.
Albany: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waite Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Albany: 23/100 · Waite Park: 35/100
Waite Park is 12 points higher.
Albany: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waite Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Albany: 49/100 · Waite Park: 93/100
Waite Park is 44 points higher.
Albany: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waite Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Albany: Unavailable · Waite Park: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Albany: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waite Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Albany: 38/100 · Waite Park: 54/100
Waite Park is 16 points higher.
Albany: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waite Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Albany: 21/100 · Waite Park: 21/100
No gap.
Albany: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waite Park: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.