City vs city
Detroit Lakes vs Fergus Falls, MN
Fergus Falls currently scores 5 points higher overall than Detroit Lakes, 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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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
Detroit Lakes: 28/100 · Fergus Falls: 33/100
Fergus Falls is 5 points higher.
Flood
Detroit Lakes: Unavailable · Fergus Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Detroit Lakes: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Fergus Falls: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Detroit Lakes: 18/100 · Fergus Falls: 19/100
Fergus Falls is 1 points higher.
Detroit Lakes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fergus Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Detroit Lakes: 20/100 · Fergus Falls: 36/100
Fergus Falls is 16 points higher.
Detroit Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fergus Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Detroit Lakes: 4/100 · Fergus Falls: 12/100
Fergus Falls is 8 points higher.
Detroit Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fergus Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Detroit Lakes: 72/100 · Fergus Falls: 100/100
Fergus Falls is 28 points higher.
Detroit Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fergus Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Detroit Lakes: Unavailable · Fergus Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Detroit Lakes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fergus Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Detroit Lakes: 49/100 · Fergus Falls: 31/100
Detroit Lakes is 18 points higher.
Detroit Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fergus Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Detroit Lakes: 32/100 · Fergus Falls: 32/100
No gap.
Detroit Lakes: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Fergus Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.