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Benson vs Willmar, MN

Willmar currently scores 5 points higher overall than Benson, with the largest gap in hail.

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Benson

33/100

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Willmar

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 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

Benson: 33/100 · Willmar: 38/100

Willmar is 5 points higher.

Flood

Benson: 50/100 · Willmar: 39/100

Benson is 11 points higher.

Benson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Willmar: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Benson: 19/100 · Willmar: 19/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Benson: 39/100 · Willmar: 27/100

Benson is 12 points higher.

Benson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Willmar: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Benson: 31/100 · Willmar: 31/100

No gap.

Benson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Willmar: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Benson: 65/100 · Willmar: 100/100

Willmar is 35 points higher.

Benson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Willmar: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Benson: Unavailable · Willmar: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Benson: 7/100 · Willmar: 26/100

Willmar is 19 points higher.

Benson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Willmar: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Benson: 23/100 · Willmar: 22/100

Benson is 1 points higher.

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

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