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Duluth vs South St. Paul, MN

Duluth currently scores 2 points higher overall than South St. Paul, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Duluth

37/100

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South St. Paul

35/100

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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

Duluth: 37/100 · South St. Paul: 35/100

Duluth is 2 points higher.

Flood

Duluth: 16/100 · South St. Paul: 42/100

South St. Paul is 26 points higher.

Duluth: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

South St. Paul: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Duluth: 15/100 · South St. Paul: 17/100

South St. Paul is 2 points higher.

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

South St. Paul: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Duluth: 33/100 · South St. Paul: 26/100

Duluth is 7 points higher.

Duluth: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South St. Paul: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Duluth: 4/100 · South St. Paul: 4/100

No gap.

Duluth: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South St. Paul: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Duluth: 100/100 · South St. Paul: 100/100

No gap.

Duluth: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South St. Paul: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Duluth: Unavailable · South St. Paul: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

South St. Paul: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Duluth: 59/100 · South St. Paul: 31/100

Duluth is 28 points higher.

Duluth: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South St. Paul: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Duluth: 32/100 · South St. Paul: 26/100

Duluth is 6 points higher.

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

South St. Paul: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.