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Baxter vs Brainerd, MN

Baxter currently scores 5 points higher overall than Brainerd, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Baxter

47/100

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Brainerd

42/100

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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

Baxter: 47/100 · Brainerd: 42/100

Baxter is 5 points higher.

Flood

Baxter: 50/100 · Brainerd: 35/100

Baxter is 15 points higher.

Baxter: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Brainerd: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Baxter: 17/100 · Brainerd: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Baxter: 23/100 · Brainerd: 24/100

Brainerd is 1 points higher.

Baxter: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Brainerd: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Baxter: 0/100 · Brainerd: 27/100

Brainerd is 27 points higher.

Baxter: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Brainerd: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Baxter: 100/100 · Brainerd: 100/100

No gap.

Baxter: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Brainerd: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Baxter: Unavailable · Brainerd: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Baxter: 61/100 · Brainerd: 64/100

Brainerd is 3 points higher.

Baxter: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Brainerd: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Baxter: 28/100 · Brainerd: 28/100

No gap.

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

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