City vs city
Garvin vs Rochester, MN
Rochester currently scores 6 points higher overall than Garvin, with the largest gap in hail.
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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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
Garvin: 26/100 · Rochester: 32/100
Rochester is 6 points higher.
Flood
Garvin: 33/100 · Rochester: 37/100
Rochester is 4 points higher.
Garvin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Garvin: 19/100 · Rochester: 17/100
Garvin is 2 points higher.
Garvin: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Garvin: 57/100 · Rochester: 24/100
Garvin is 33 points higher.
Garvin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Garvin: 4/100 · Rochester: 19/100
Rochester is 15 points higher.
Garvin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Garvin: 39/100 · Rochester: 100/100
Rochester is 61 points higher.
Garvin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Garvin: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Garvin: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Garvin: 7/100 · Rochester: 13/100
Rochester is 6 points higher.
Garvin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Garvin: 21/100 · Rochester: 14/100
Garvin is 7 points higher.
Garvin: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rochester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.