City vs city
Byron vs Dodge Center, MN
Dodge Center currently scores 3 points higher overall than Byron, 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
Byron: 29/100 · Dodge Center: 32/100
Dodge Center is 3 points higher.
Flood
Byron: 35/100 · Dodge Center: 44/100
Dodge Center is 9 points higher.
Byron: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Dodge Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Byron: 17/100 · Dodge Center: 17/100
No gap.
Byron: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Dodge Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Byron: 26/100 · Dodge Center: 27/100
Dodge Center is 1 points higher.
Byron: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Dodge Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Byron: 4/100 · Dodge Center: 15/100
Dodge Center is 11 points higher.
Byron: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dodge Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Byron: 89/100 · Dodge Center: 84/100
Byron is 5 points higher.
Byron: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dodge Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Byron: Unavailable · Dodge Center: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Byron: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Dodge Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Byron: 20/100 · Dodge Center: 20/100
No gap.
Byron: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Dodge Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Byron: 14/100 · Dodge Center: 14/100
No gap.
Byron: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Dodge Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.