City vs city
Mendota Heights vs West St. Paul, MN
Mendota Heights and West St. Paul are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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 · West St. Paul: 39/100
No gap.
Flood
Mendota Heights: 44/100 · West St. Paul: 52/100
West St. Paul is 8 points higher.
Mendota Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
West St. Paul: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mendota Heights: 17/100 · West St. Paul: 17/100
No gap.
Mendota Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West St. Paul: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mendota Heights: 26/100 · West St. Paul: 27/100
West St. Paul is 1 points higher.
Mendota Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West St. Paul: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mendota Heights: 15/100 · West St. Paul: 8/100
Mendota Heights is 7 points higher.
Mendota Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West St. Paul: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mendota Heights: 100/100 · West St. Paul: 100/100
No gap.
Mendota Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West St. Paul: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mendota Heights: Unavailable · West St. Paul: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mendota Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West St. Paul: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mendota Heights: 42/100 · West St. Paul: 45/100
West St. Paul is 3 points higher.
Mendota Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West St. Paul: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mendota Heights: 26/100 · West St. Paul: 26/100
No gap.
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.
West St. Paul: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.