City vs city
Albert Lea vs Alden, MN
Albert Lea currently scores 6 points higher overall than Alden, 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
Albert Lea: 42/100 · Alden: 36/100
Albert Lea is 6 points higher.
Flood
Albert Lea: 52/100 · Alden: 30/100
Albert Lea is 22 points higher.
Albert Lea: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Alden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Albert Lea: 18/100 · Alden: 18/100
No gap.
Albert Lea: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Alden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Albert Lea: 30/100 · Alden: 32/100
Alden is 2 points higher.
Albert Lea: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Alden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Albert Lea: 50/100 · Alden: 69/100
Alden is 19 points higher.
Albert Lea: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Alden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Albert Lea: 100/100 · Alden: 66/100
Albert Lea is 34 points higher.
Albert Lea: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Alden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Albert Lea: Unavailable · Alden: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Albert Lea: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Alden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Albert Lea: 23/100 · Alden: 17/100
Albert Lea is 6 points higher.
Albert Lea: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Alden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Albert Lea: 21/100 · Alden: 21/100
No gap.
Albert Lea: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Alden: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.