City vs city
Brooklyn Park vs Cottage Grove, MN
Brooklyn Park currently scores 12 points higher overall than Cottage Grove, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Brooklyn Park: 50/100 · Cottage Grove: 38/100
Brooklyn Park is 12 points higher.
Flood
Brooklyn Park: 40/100 · Cottage Grove: 30/100
Brooklyn Park is 10 points higher.
Brooklyn Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Cottage Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brooklyn Park: 17/100 · Cottage Grove: 17/100
No gap.
Brooklyn Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cottage Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brooklyn Park: 28/100 · Cottage Grove: 26/100
Brooklyn Park is 2 points higher.
Brooklyn Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cottage Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brooklyn Park: 85/100 · Cottage Grove: 31/100
Brooklyn Park is 54 points higher.
Brooklyn Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottage Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brooklyn Park: 100/100 · Cottage Grove: 100/100
No gap.
Brooklyn Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottage Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brooklyn Park: Unavailable · Cottage Grove: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brooklyn Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cottage Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brooklyn Park: 52/100 · Cottage Grove: 37/100
Brooklyn Park is 15 points higher.
Brooklyn Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cottage Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brooklyn Park: 26/100 · Cottage Grove: 26/100
No gap.
Brooklyn Park: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cottage Grove: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.