City vs city
Detroit Lakes vs Park Rapids, MN
Park Rapids currently scores 5 points higher overall than Detroit Lakes, 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 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 · Park Rapids: 33/100
Park Rapids is 5 points higher.
Flood
Detroit Lakes: Unavailable · Park Rapids: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Detroit Lakes: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Park Rapids: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Detroit Lakes: 18/100 · Park Rapids: 18/100
No gap.
Detroit Lakes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Park Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Detroit Lakes: 20/100 · Park Rapids: 13/100
Detroit Lakes is 7 points higher.
Detroit Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Park Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Detroit Lakes: 4/100 · Park Rapids: 35/100
Park Rapids is 31 points higher.
Detroit Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Park Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Detroit Lakes: 72/100 · Park Rapids: 63/100
Detroit Lakes is 9 points higher.
Detroit Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Park Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Detroit Lakes: Unavailable · Park Rapids: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Detroit Lakes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Park Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Detroit Lakes: 49/100 · Park Rapids: 65/100
Park Rapids is 16 points higher.
Detroit Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Park Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Detroit Lakes: 32/100 · Park Rapids: 36/100
Park Rapids is 4 points higher.
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.
Park Rapids: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.