City vs city
Forest Lake vs St. Paul, MN
Forest Lake currently scores 8 points higher overall than St. Paul, 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 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
Forest Lake: 45/100 · St. Paul: 37/100
Forest Lake is 8 points higher.
Flood
Forest Lake: 58/100 · St. Paul: 39/100
Forest Lake is 19 points higher.
Forest Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
St. Paul: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Forest Lake: 17/100 · St. Paul: 17/100
No gap.
Forest Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
St. Paul: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Forest Lake: 30/100 · St. Paul: 27/100
Forest Lake is 3 points higher.
Forest Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
St. Paul: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Forest Lake: 46/100 · St. Paul: 4/100
Forest Lake is 42 points higher.
Forest Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Paul: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Forest Lake: 100/100 · St. Paul: 100/100
No gap.
Forest Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Paul: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Forest Lake: Unavailable · St. Paul: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Forest Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
St. Paul: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Forest Lake: 37/100 · St. Paul: 47/100
St. Paul is 10 points higher.
Forest Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
St. Paul: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Forest Lake: 26/100 · St. Paul: 26/100
No gap.
Forest Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
St. Paul: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.