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.

Cold Spring

30/100

Open city page →

Melrose

29/100

Open city page →

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.