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.
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.