City vs city
Albert Lea vs Freeborn, MN
Albert Lea currently scores 14 points higher overall than Freeborn, 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 · Freeborn: 28/100
Albert Lea is 14 points higher.
Flood
Albert Lea: 52/100 · Freeborn: 30/100
Albert Lea is 22 points higher.
Albert Lea: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Freeborn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Albert Lea: 18/100 · Freeborn: 18/100
No gap.
Albert Lea: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Freeborn: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Albert Lea: 30/100 · Freeborn: 31/100
Freeborn is 1 points higher.
Albert Lea: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Freeborn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Albert Lea: 50/100 · Freeborn: 54/100
Freeborn is 4 points higher.
Albert Lea: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Freeborn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Albert Lea: 100/100 · Freeborn: 36/100
Albert Lea is 64 points higher.
Albert Lea: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Freeborn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Albert Lea: Unavailable · Freeborn: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Albert Lea: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Freeborn: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Albert Lea: 23/100 · Freeborn: 5/100
Albert Lea is 18 points higher.
Albert Lea: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Freeborn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Albert Lea: 21/100 · Freeborn: 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.
Freeborn: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.