City vs city

Bloomington vs New Ulm, MN

New Ulm currently scores 2 points higher overall than Bloomington, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Bloomington

34/100

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New Ulm

36/100

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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

Bloomington: 34/100 · New Ulm: 36/100

New Ulm is 2 points higher.

Flood

Bloomington: 44/100 · New Ulm: 44/100

No gap.

Bloomington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

New Ulm: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bloomington: 17/100 · New Ulm: 18/100

New Ulm is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Bloomington: 25/100 · New Ulm: 33/100

New Ulm is 8 points higher.

Bloomington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

New Ulm: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bloomington: 19/100 · New Ulm: 15/100

Bloomington is 4 points higher.

Bloomington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Ulm: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bloomington: 100/100 · New Ulm: 100/100

No gap.

Bloomington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Ulm: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bloomington: Unavailable · New Ulm: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bloomington: 11/100 · New Ulm: 22/100

New Ulm is 11 points higher.

Bloomington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

New Ulm: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bloomington: 25/100 · New Ulm: 21/100

Bloomington is 4 points higher.

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

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