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Crystal vs Rochester, MN

Crystal currently scores 5 points higher overall than Rochester, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Crystal

37/100

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Rochester

32/100

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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

Crystal: 37/100 · Rochester: 32/100

Crystal is 5 points higher.

Flood

Crystal: 37/100 · Rochester: 37/100

No gap.

Crystal: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Crystal: 17/100 · Rochester: 17/100

No gap.

Crystal: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Crystal: 27/100 · Rochester: 24/100

Crystal is 3 points higher.

Crystal: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Crystal: 4/100 · Rochester: 19/100

Rochester is 15 points higher.

Crystal: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Crystal: 100/100 · Rochester: 100/100

No gap.

Crystal: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Crystal: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Crystal: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Crystal: 50/100 · Rochester: 13/100

Crystal is 37 points higher.

Crystal: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Crystal: 26/100 · Rochester: 14/100

Crystal is 12 points higher.

Crystal: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Rochester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.