City vs city
Belle Plaine vs Montgomery, MN
Belle Plaine currently scores 5 points higher overall than Montgomery, 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
Belle Plaine: 32/100 · Montgomery: 27/100
Belle Plaine is 5 points higher.
Flood
Belle Plaine: 42/100 · Montgomery: 44/100
Montgomery is 2 points higher.
Belle Plaine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Montgomery: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Plaine: 18/100 · Montgomery: 18/100
No gap.
Belle Plaine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Montgomery: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Plaine: 25/100 · Montgomery: 24/100
Belle Plaine is 1 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Montgomery: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Plaine: 15/100 · Montgomery: 8/100
Belle Plaine is 7 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Montgomery: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Plaine: 83/100 · Montgomery: 42/100
Belle Plaine is 41 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Montgomery: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Plaine: Unavailable · Montgomery: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Belle Plaine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Montgomery: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Belle Plaine: 17/100 · Montgomery: 31/100
Montgomery is 14 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Montgomery: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Belle Plaine: 23/100 · Montgomery: 24/100
Montgomery is 1 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Montgomery: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.