City vs city

Farmington vs Rochester, MN

Farmington currently scores 3 points higher overall than Rochester, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Farmington

35/100

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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

Farmington: 35/100 · Rochester: 32/100

Farmington is 3 points higher.

Flood

Farmington: 46/100 · Rochester: 37/100

Farmington is 9 points higher.

Farmington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Farmington: 17/100 · Rochester: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Farmington: 25/100 · Rochester: 24/100

Farmington is 1 points higher.

Farmington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Farmington: 12/100 · Rochester: 19/100

Rochester is 7 points higher.

Farmington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Farmington: 88/100 · Rochester: 100/100

Rochester is 12 points higher.

Farmington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Farmington: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Farmington: 30/100 · Rochester: 13/100

Farmington is 17 points higher.

Farmington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Farmington: 26/100 · Rochester: 14/100

Farmington is 12 points higher.

Farmington: 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.