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Oakdale vs Rochester, MN

Oakdale currently scores 8 points higher overall than Rochester, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Oakdale

40/100

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Rochester

32/100

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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

Oakdale: 40/100 · Rochester: 32/100

Oakdale is 8 points higher.

Flood

Oakdale: 33/100 · Rochester: 37/100

Rochester is 4 points higher.

Oakdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Oakdale: 17/100 · Rochester: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Oakdale: 27/100 · Rochester: 24/100

Oakdale is 3 points higher.

Oakdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Oakdale: 0/100 · Rochester: 19/100

Rochester is 19 points higher.

Oakdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Oakdale: 100/100 · Rochester: 100/100

No gap.

Oakdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Oakdale: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Oakdale: 34/100 · Rochester: 13/100

Oakdale is 21 points higher.

Oakdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Oakdale: 26/100 · Rochester: 14/100

Oakdale is 12 points higher.

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

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