City vs city
Benson vs Long Beach, MN
Long Beach currently scores 4 points higher overall than Benson, 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 · Long Beach: 37/100
Long Beach is 4 points higher.
Flood
Benson: 50/100 · Long Beach: 69/100
Long Beach is 19 points higher.
Benson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Long Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Benson: 19/100 · Long Beach: 19/100
No gap.
Benson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Long Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Benson: 39/100 · Long Beach: 41/100
Long Beach is 2 points higher.
Benson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Long Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Benson: 31/100 · Long Beach: 58/100
Long Beach is 27 points higher.
Benson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Long Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Benson: 65/100 · Long Beach: 32/100
Benson is 33 points higher.
Benson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Long Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Benson: Unavailable · Long Beach: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Benson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Long Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Benson: 7/100 · Long Beach: 10/100
Long Beach is 3 points higher.
Benson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Long Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Benson: 23/100 · Long Beach: 27/100
Long Beach is 4 points higher.
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.
Long Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.