City vs city
Merrifield vs Wadena, MN
Wadena currently scores 7 points higher overall than Merrifield, 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
Merrifield: 35/100 · Wadena: 42/100
Wadena is 7 points higher.
Flood
Merrifield: 52/100 · Wadena: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Merrifield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wadena: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Merrifield: 17/100 · Wadena: 18/100
Wadena is 1 points higher.
Merrifield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wadena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Merrifield: 20/100 · Wadena: 23/100
Wadena is 3 points higher.
Merrifield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wadena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Merrifield: 0/100 · Wadena: 62/100
Wadena is 62 points higher.
Merrifield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wadena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Merrifield: 27/100 · Wadena: 100/100
Wadena is 73 points higher.
Merrifield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wadena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Merrifield: Unavailable · Wadena: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Merrifield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wadena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Merrifield: 68/100 · Wadena: 56/100
Merrifield is 12 points higher.
Merrifield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wadena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Merrifield: 28/100 · Wadena: 32/100
Wadena is 4 points higher.
Merrifield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wadena: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.