City vs city
Mendota Heights vs Rochester, MN
Mendota Heights currently scores 7 points higher overall than Rochester, 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 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 · Rochester: 32/100
Mendota Heights is 7 points higher.
Flood
Mendota Heights: 44/100 · Rochester: 37/100
Mendota Heights is 7 points higher.
Mendota Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mendota Heights: 17/100 · Rochester: 17/100
No gap.
Mendota Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mendota Heights: 26/100 · Rochester: 24/100
Mendota Heights is 2 points higher.
Mendota Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mendota Heights: 15/100 · Rochester: 19/100
Rochester is 4 points higher.
Mendota Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mendota Heights: 100/100 · Rochester: 100/100
No gap.
Mendota Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mendota Heights: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mendota Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mendota Heights: 42/100 · Rochester: 13/100
Mendota Heights is 29 points higher.
Mendota Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mendota Heights: 26/100 · Rochester: 14/100
Mendota Heights is 12 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.
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.