City vs city
Inver Grove Heights vs St. Paul, MN
St. Paul currently scores 2 points higher overall than Inver Grove Heights, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Inver Grove Heights: 35/100 · St. Paul: 37/100
St. Paul is 2 points higher.
Flood
Inver Grove Heights: 42/100 · St. Paul: 39/100
Inver Grove Heights is 3 points higher.
Inver Grove Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
St. Paul: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Inver Grove Heights: 17/100 · St. Paul: 17/100
No gap.
Inver Grove Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
St. Paul: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Inver Grove Heights: 26/100 · St. Paul: 27/100
St. Paul is 1 points higher.
Inver Grove Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
St. Paul: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Inver Grove Heights: 4/100 · St. Paul: 4/100
No gap.
Inver Grove Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Paul: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Inver Grove Heights: 100/100 · St. Paul: 100/100
No gap.
Inver Grove Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Paul: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Inver Grove Heights: Unavailable · St. Paul: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Inver Grove Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
St. Paul: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Inver Grove Heights: 31/100 · St. Paul: 47/100
St. Paul is 16 points higher.
Inver Grove Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
St. Paul: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Inver Grove Heights: 26/100 · St. Paul: 26/100
No gap.
Inver Grove Heights: 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.