City vs city
Hills vs Pipestone, MN
Pipestone currently scores 2 points higher overall than Hills, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Hills: 29/100 · Pipestone: 31/100
Pipestone is 2 points higher.
Flood
Hills: 0/100 · Pipestone: 35/100
Pipestone is 35 points higher.
Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Pipestone: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hills: 20/100 · Pipestone: 20/100
No gap.
Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pipestone: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hills: 44/100 · Pipestone: 54/100
Pipestone is 10 points higher.
Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pipestone: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hills: 4/100 · Pipestone: 12/100
Pipestone is 8 points higher.
Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pipestone: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hills: 71/100 · Pipestone: 42/100
Hills is 29 points higher.
Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pipestone: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hills: Unavailable · Pipestone: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pipestone: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hills: 44/100 · Pipestone: 34/100
Hills is 10 points higher.
Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pipestone: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hills: 21/100 · Pipestone: 20/100
Hills is 1 points higher.
Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Pipestone: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.