City vs city
Mendota Heights vs Minneapolis, MN
Mendota Heights currently scores 2 points higher overall than Minneapolis, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Mendota Heights: 39/100 · Minneapolis: 37/100
Mendota Heights is 2 points higher.
Flood
Mendota Heights: 44/100 · Minneapolis: 39/100
Mendota Heights is 5 points higher.
Mendota Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Minneapolis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mendota Heights: 17/100 · Minneapolis: 17/100
No gap.
Mendota Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Minneapolis: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mendota Heights: 26/100 · Minneapolis: 26/100
No gap.
Mendota Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Minneapolis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mendota Heights: 15/100 · Minneapolis: 4/100
Mendota Heights is 11 points higher.
Mendota Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Minneapolis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mendota Heights: 100/100 · Minneapolis: 100/100
No gap.
Mendota Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Minneapolis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mendota Heights: Unavailable · Minneapolis: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mendota Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Minneapolis: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mendota Heights: 42/100 · Minneapolis: 46/100
Minneapolis is 4 points higher.
Mendota Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Minneapolis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mendota Heights: 26/100 · Minneapolis: 24/100
Mendota Heights is 2 points higher.
Mendota Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Minneapolis: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.