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Buffalo vs St. Cloud, MN

St. Cloud currently scores 4 points higher overall than Buffalo, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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

Buffalo

36/100

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St. Cloud

40/100

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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 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 · St. Cloud: 40/100

St. Cloud is 4 points higher.

Flood

Buffalo: 47/100 · St. Cloud: 39/100

Buffalo is 8 points higher.

Buffalo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

St. Cloud: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Buffalo: 18/100 · St. Cloud: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Buffalo: 24/100 · St. Cloud: 31/100

St. Cloud is 7 points higher.

Buffalo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

St. Cloud: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Buffalo: 15/100 · St. Cloud: 12/100

Buffalo is 3 points higher.

Buffalo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

St. Cloud: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Buffalo: 100/100 · St. Cloud: 100/100

No gap.

Buffalo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

St. Cloud: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Buffalo: Unavailable · St. Cloud: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Buffalo: 27/100 · St. Cloud: 57/100

St. Cloud is 30 points higher.

Buffalo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

St. Cloud: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Buffalo: 21/100 · St. Cloud: 21/100

No gap.

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.

St. Cloud: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.