City vs city
North Oaks vs Vadnais Heights, MN
North Oaks and Vadnais Heights 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
North Oaks: 43/100 · Vadnais Heights: 43/100
No gap.
Flood
North Oaks: 74/100 · Vadnais Heights: 37/100
North Oaks is 37 points higher.
North Oaks: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Vadnais Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
North Oaks: 17/100 · Vadnais Heights: 17/100
No gap.
North Oaks: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vadnais Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
North Oaks: 29/100 · Vadnais Heights: 28/100
North Oaks is 1 points higher.
North Oaks: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vadnais Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
North Oaks: 31/100 · Vadnais Heights: 0/100
North Oaks is 31 points higher.
North Oaks: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vadnais Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
North Oaks: 72/100 · Vadnais Heights: 100/100
Vadnais Heights is 28 points higher.
North Oaks: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vadnais Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
North Oaks: Unavailable · Vadnais Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
North Oaks: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vadnais Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
North Oaks: 55/100 · Vadnais Heights: 50/100
North Oaks is 5 points higher.
North Oaks: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vadnais Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
North Oaks: 26/100 · Vadnais Heights: 26/100
No gap.
North Oaks: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Vadnais 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.