City vs city
Kiester vs Rochester, MN
Rochester currently scores 2 points higher overall than Kiester, 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 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
Kiester: 30/100 · Rochester: 32/100
Rochester is 2 points higher.
Flood
Kiester: Unavailable · Rochester: 37/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kiester: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kiester: 18/100 · Rochester: 17/100
Kiester is 1 points higher.
Kiester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kiester: 35/100 · Rochester: 24/100
Kiester is 11 points higher.
Kiester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kiester: 38/100 · Rochester: 19/100
Kiester is 19 points higher.
Kiester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kiester: 73/100 · Rochester: 100/100
Rochester is 27 points higher.
Kiester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kiester: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kiester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kiester: 22/100 · Rochester: 13/100
Kiester is 9 points higher.
Kiester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Kiester: 21/100 · Rochester: 14/100
Kiester is 7 points higher.
Kiester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Rochester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.