City vs city
Cottage Grove vs Duluth, MN
Cottage Grove currently scores 1 points higher overall than Duluth, 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
Cottage Grove: 38/100 · Duluth: 37/100
Cottage Grove is 1 points higher.
Flood
Cottage Grove: 30/100 · Duluth: 16/100
Cottage Grove is 14 points higher.
Cottage Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Duluth: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottage Grove: 17/100 · Duluth: 15/100
Cottage Grove is 2 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Duluth: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottage Grove: 26/100 · Duluth: 33/100
Duluth is 7 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Duluth: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottage Grove: 31/100 · Duluth: 4/100
Cottage Grove is 27 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Duluth: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottage Grove: 100/100 · Duluth: 100/100
No gap.
Cottage Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Duluth: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottage Grove: Unavailable · Duluth: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottage Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Duluth: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottage Grove: 37/100 · Duluth: 59/100
Duluth is 22 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Duluth: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cottage Grove: 26/100 · Duluth: 32/100
Duluth is 6 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Duluth: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.