City vs city

Northfield vs St. Paul, MN

St. Paul currently scores 1 points higher overall than Northfield, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Northfield

36/100

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St. Paul

37/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Northfield: 36/100 · St. Paul: 37/100

St. Paul is 1 points higher.

Flood

Northfield: 33/100 · St. Paul: 39/100

St. Paul is 6 points higher.

Northfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

St. Paul: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Northfield: 17/100 · St. Paul: 17/100

No gap.

Northfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

St. Paul: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Northfield: 25/100 · St. Paul: 27/100

St. Paul is 2 points higher.

Northfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

St. Paul: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Northfield: 35/100 · St. Paul: 4/100

Northfield is 31 points higher.

Northfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

St. Paul: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Northfield: 100/100 · St. Paul: 100/100

No gap.

Northfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

St. Paul: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Northfield: Unavailable · St. Paul: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Northfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

St. Paul: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Northfield: 19/100 · St. Paul: 47/100

St. Paul is 28 points higher.

Northfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

St. Paul: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Northfield: 25/100 · St. Paul: 26/100

St. Paul is 1 points higher.

Northfield: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

St. Paul: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.