City vs city
Mountain Iron vs Rochester, MN
Rochester currently scores 2 points higher overall than Mountain Iron, 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
Mountain Iron: 30/100 · Rochester: 32/100
Rochester is 2 points higher.
Flood
Mountain Iron: 33/100 · Rochester: 37/100
Rochester is 4 points higher.
Mountain Iron: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mountain Iron: 15/100 · Rochester: 17/100
Rochester is 2 points higher.
Mountain Iron: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mountain Iron: 18/100 · Rochester: 24/100
Rochester is 6 points higher.
Mountain Iron: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mountain Iron: 0/100 · Rochester: 19/100
Rochester is 19 points higher.
Mountain Iron: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mountain Iron: 24/100 · Rochester: 100/100
Rochester is 76 points higher.
Mountain Iron: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mountain Iron: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mountain Iron: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mountain Iron: 51/100 · Rochester: 13/100
Mountain Iron is 38 points higher.
Mountain Iron: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mountain Iron: 37/100 · Rochester: 14/100
Mountain Iron is 23 points higher.
Mountain Iron: 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.