City vs city

Albert Lea vs Bloomington, MN

Albert Lea currently scores 8 points higher overall than Bloomington, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Albert Lea

42/100

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Bloomington

34/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · Bloomington: 34/100

Albert Lea is 8 points higher.

Flood

Albert Lea: 52/100 · Bloomington: 44/100

Albert Lea is 8 points higher.

Albert Lea: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Bloomington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Albert Lea: 18/100 · Bloomington: 17/100

Albert Lea is 1 points higher.

Albert Lea: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Bloomington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Albert Lea: 30/100 · Bloomington: 25/100

Albert Lea is 5 points higher.

Albert Lea: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Bloomington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Albert Lea: 50/100 · Bloomington: 19/100

Albert Lea is 31 points higher.

Albert Lea: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Bloomington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Albert Lea: 100/100 · Bloomington: 100/100

No gap.

Albert Lea: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Bloomington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Albert Lea: Unavailable · Bloomington: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Albert Lea: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Bloomington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Albert Lea: 23/100 · Bloomington: 11/100

Albert Lea is 12 points higher.

Albert Lea: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Bloomington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Albert Lea: 21/100 · Bloomington: 25/100

Bloomington is 4 points higher.

Albert Lea: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Bloomington: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.