City vs city
Hills vs Rochester, MN
Rochester currently scores 3 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 · Rochester: 32/100
Rochester is 3 points higher.
Flood
Hills: 0/100 · Rochester: 37/100
Rochester is 37 points higher.
Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hills: 20/100 · Rochester: 17/100
Hills is 3 points higher.
Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hills: 44/100 · Rochester: 24/100
Hills is 20 points higher.
Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hills: 4/100 · Rochester: 19/100
Rochester is 15 points higher.
Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hills: 71/100 · Rochester: 100/100
Rochester is 29 points higher.
Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hills: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hills: 44/100 · Rochester: 13/100
Hills is 31 points higher.
Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hills: 21/100 · Rochester: 14/100
Hills is 7 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.
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.