City vs city
Albert Lea vs Waseca, MN
Albert Lea currently scores 15 points higher overall than Waseca, 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 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 · Waseca: 27/100
Albert Lea is 15 points higher.
Flood
Albert Lea: 52/100 · Waseca: 35/100
Albert Lea is 17 points higher.
Albert Lea: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Waseca: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Albert Lea: 18/100 · Waseca: 18/100
No gap.
Albert Lea: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waseca: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Albert Lea: 30/100 · Waseca: 28/100
Albert Lea is 2 points higher.
Albert Lea: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waseca: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Albert Lea: 50/100 · Waseca: 0/100
Albert Lea is 50 points higher.
Albert Lea: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waseca: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Albert Lea: 100/100 · Waseca: 35/100
Albert Lea is 65 points higher.
Albert Lea: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waseca: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Albert Lea: Unavailable · Waseca: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Albert Lea: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waseca: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Albert Lea: 23/100 · Waseca: 21/100
Albert Lea is 2 points higher.
Albert Lea: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waseca: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Albert Lea: 21/100 · Waseca: 22/100
Waseca is 1 points higher.
Albert Lea: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Waseca: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.