City vs city
Lake Crystal vs New Ulm, MN
New Ulm currently scores 8 points higher overall than Lake Crystal, 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
Lake Crystal: 28/100 · New Ulm: 36/100
New Ulm is 8 points higher.
Flood
Lake Crystal: 30/100 · New Ulm: 44/100
New Ulm is 14 points higher.
Lake Crystal: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
New Ulm: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Crystal: 18/100 · New Ulm: 18/100
No gap.
Lake Crystal: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Ulm: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Crystal: 30/100 · New Ulm: 33/100
New Ulm is 3 points higher.
Lake Crystal: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Ulm: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Crystal: 23/100 · New Ulm: 15/100
Lake Crystal is 8 points higher.
Lake Crystal: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Ulm: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Crystal: 57/100 · New Ulm: 100/100
New Ulm is 43 points higher.
Lake Crystal: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Ulm: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Crystal: Unavailable · New Ulm: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Crystal: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Ulm: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Crystal: 18/100 · New Ulm: 22/100
New Ulm is 4 points higher.
Lake Crystal: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Ulm: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Crystal: 21/100 · New Ulm: 21/100
No gap.
Lake Crystal: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
New Ulm: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.