City vs city
Columbus vs Forest Lake, MN
Forest Lake currently scores 5 points higher overall than Columbus, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Columbus: 40/100 · Forest Lake: 45/100
Forest Lake is 5 points higher.
Flood
Columbus: 61/100 · Forest Lake: 58/100
Columbus is 3 points higher.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Forest Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 17/100 · Forest Lake: 17/100
No gap.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Forest Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 29/100 · Forest Lake: 30/100
Forest Lake is 1 points higher.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Forest Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 0/100 · Forest Lake: 46/100
Forest Lake is 46 points higher.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 38/100 · Forest Lake: 100/100
Forest Lake is 62 points higher.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · Forest Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Forest Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbus: 70/100 · Forest Lake: 37/100
Columbus is 33 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Forest Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Columbus: 26/100 · Forest Lake: 26/100
No gap.
Columbus: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Forest Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.