City vs city
Cold Spring vs Melrose, MN
Cold Spring currently scores 1 points higher overall than Melrose, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Cold Spring: 30/100 · Melrose: 29/100
Cold Spring is 1 points higher.
Flood
Cold Spring: 38/100 · Melrose: 33/100
Cold Spring is 5 points higher.
Cold Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Melrose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cold Spring: 18/100 · Melrose: 18/100
No gap.
Cold Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Melrose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cold Spring: 29/100 · Melrose: 32/100
Melrose is 3 points higher.
Cold Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Melrose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cold Spring: 0/100 · Melrose: 23/100
Melrose is 23 points higher.
Cold Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Melrose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cold Spring: 52/100 · Melrose: 43/100
Cold Spring is 9 points higher.
Cold Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Melrose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cold Spring: Unavailable · Melrose: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cold Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Melrose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cold Spring: 22/100 · Melrose: 32/100
Melrose is 10 points higher.
Cold Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Melrose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cold Spring: 21/100 · Melrose: 23/100
Melrose is 2 points higher.
Cold Spring: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Melrose: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.