City vs city
Browns Valley vs Rochester, MN
Browns Valley and Rochester are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Browns Valley: 32/100 · Rochester: 32/100
No gap.
Flood
Browns Valley: 46/100 · Rochester: 37/100
Browns Valley is 9 points higher.
Browns Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Browns Valley: 20/100 · Rochester: 17/100
Browns Valley is 3 points higher.
Browns Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Browns Valley: 35/100 · Rochester: 24/100
Browns Valley is 11 points higher.
Browns Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Browns Valley: 0/100 · Rochester: 19/100
Rochester is 19 points higher.
Browns Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Browns Valley: 25/100 · Rochester: 100/100
Rochester is 75 points higher.
Browns Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Browns Valley: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Browns Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Browns Valley: 44/100 · Rochester: 13/100
Browns Valley is 31 points higher.
Browns Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Browns Valley: 23/100 · Rochester: 14/100
Browns Valley is 9 points higher.
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.
Rochester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.