City vs city
Benson vs Browns Valley, MN
Benson currently scores 1 points higher overall than Browns Valley, 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
Benson: 33/100 · Browns Valley: 32/100
Benson is 1 points higher.
Flood
Benson: 50/100 · Browns Valley: 46/100
Benson is 4 points higher.
Benson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Browns Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Benson: 19/100 · Browns Valley: 20/100
Browns Valley is 1 points higher.
Benson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Browns Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Benson: 39/100 · Browns Valley: 35/100
Benson is 4 points higher.
Benson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Browns Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Benson: 31/100 · Browns Valley: 0/100
Benson is 31 points higher.
Benson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Browns Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Benson: 65/100 · Browns Valley: 25/100
Benson is 40 points higher.
Benson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Browns Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Benson: Unavailable · Browns Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Benson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Browns Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Benson: 7/100 · Browns Valley: 44/100
Browns Valley is 37 points higher.
Benson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Browns Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Benson: 23/100 · Browns Valley: 23/100
No gap.
Benson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Browns Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.