City vs city
Balaton vs Redwood Falls, MN
Balaton currently scores 8 points higher overall than Redwood Falls, 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
Balaton: 35/100 · Redwood Falls: 27/100
Balaton is 8 points higher.
Flood
Balaton: 35/100 · Redwood Falls: 37/100
Redwood Falls is 2 points higher.
Balaton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Redwood Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Balaton: 19/100 · Redwood Falls: 19/100
No gap.
Balaton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Redwood Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Balaton: 57/100 · Redwood Falls: 40/100
Balaton is 17 points higher.
Balaton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Redwood Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Balaton: 0/100 · Redwood Falls: 23/100
Redwood Falls is 23 points higher.
Balaton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Redwood Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Balaton: 70/100 · Redwood Falls: 39/100
Balaton is 31 points higher.
Balaton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Redwood Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Balaton: Unavailable · Redwood Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Balaton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Redwood Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Balaton: 9/100 · Redwood Falls: 8/100
Balaton is 1 points higher.
Balaton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Redwood Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Balaton: 21/100 · Redwood Falls: 21/100
No gap.
Balaton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Redwood Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.