City vs city
Circle Pines vs Rochester, MN
Circle Pines currently scores 18 points higher overall than Rochester, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Circle Pines: 50/100 · Rochester: 32/100
Circle Pines is 18 points higher.
Flood
Circle Pines: 69/100 · Rochester: 37/100
Circle Pines is 32 points higher.
Circle Pines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Circle Pines: 17/100 · Rochester: 17/100
No gap.
Circle Pines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Circle Pines: 29/100 · Rochester: 24/100
Circle Pines is 5 points higher.
Circle Pines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Circle Pines: 0/100 · Rochester: 19/100
Rochester is 19 points higher.
Circle Pines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Circle Pines: 100/100 · Rochester: 100/100
No gap.
Circle Pines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Circle Pines: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Circle Pines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Circle Pines: 57/100 · Rochester: 13/100
Circle Pines is 44 points higher.
Circle Pines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Circle Pines: 26/100 · Rochester: 14/100
Circle Pines is 12 points higher.
Circle Pines: 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.