City vs city
Buffalo vs Rockford, MN
Rockford currently scores 4 points higher overall than Buffalo, 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
Buffalo: 36/100 · Rockford: 40/100
Rockford is 4 points higher.
Flood
Buffalo: 47/100 · Rockford: 55/100
Rockford is 8 points higher.
Buffalo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Rockford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buffalo: 18/100 · Rockford: 18/100
No gap.
Buffalo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rockford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buffalo: 24/100 · Rockford: 25/100
Rockford is 1 points higher.
Buffalo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rockford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buffalo: 15/100 · Rockford: 0/100
Buffalo is 15 points higher.
Buffalo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rockford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buffalo: 100/100 · Rockford: 100/100
No gap.
Buffalo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rockford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buffalo: Unavailable · Rockford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buffalo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rockford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buffalo: 27/100 · Rockford: 22/100
Buffalo is 5 points higher.
Buffalo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rockford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buffalo: 21/100 · Rockford: 22/100
Rockford is 1 points higher.
Buffalo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rockford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.