City vs city

Fergus Falls vs Moorhead, MN

Moorhead currently scores 12 points higher overall than Fergus Falls, with the largest gap in tornado.

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

Fergus Falls

33/100

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Moorhead

45/100

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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

Fergus Falls: 33/100 · Moorhead: 45/100

Moorhead is 12 points higher.

Flood

Fergus Falls: Unavailable · Moorhead: 16/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Fergus Falls: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

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

Wind

Fergus Falls: 19/100 · Moorhead: 19/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Fergus Falls: 36/100 · Moorhead: 35/100

Fergus Falls is 1 points higher.

Fergus Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Moorhead: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Fergus Falls: 12/100 · Moorhead: 85/100

Moorhead is 73 points higher.

Fergus Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Moorhead: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Fergus Falls: 100/100 · Moorhead: 100/100

No gap.

Fergus Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Moorhead: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Fergus Falls: Unavailable · Moorhead: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Fergus Falls: 31/100 · Moorhead: 21/100

Fergus Falls is 10 points higher.

Fergus Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Moorhead: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Fergus Falls: 32/100 · Moorhead: 37/100

Moorhead is 5 points higher.

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

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