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Bemidji vs Grand Rapids, MN

Grand Rapids currently scores 5 points higher overall than Bemidji, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Bemidji

33/100

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Grand Rapids

38/100

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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 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

Bemidji: 33/100 · Grand Rapids: 38/100

Grand Rapids is 5 points higher.

Flood

Bemidji: Unavailable · Grand Rapids: 41/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Bemidji: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Grand Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bemidji: 17/100 · Grand Rapids: 16/100

Bemidji is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Bemidji: 7/100 · Grand Rapids: 15/100

Grand Rapids is 8 points higher.

Bemidji: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Grand Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bemidji: 8/100 · Grand Rapids: 0/100

Bemidji is 8 points higher.

Bemidji: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Grand Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bemidji: 100/100 · Grand Rapids: 90/100

Bemidji is 10 points higher.

Bemidji: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Grand Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bemidji: Unavailable · Grand Rapids: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bemidji: 62/100 · Grand Rapids: 35/100

Bemidji is 27 points higher.

Bemidji: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Grand Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Bemidji: 38/100 · Grand Rapids: 33/100

Bemidji is 5 points higher.

Bemidji: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Grand Rapids: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.