City vs city
Park Rapids vs Rochester, MN
Park Rapids currently scores 1 points higher overall than Rochester, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Park Rapids: 33/100 · Rochester: 32/100
Park Rapids is 1 points higher.
Flood
Park Rapids: Unavailable · Rochester: 37/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Park Rapids: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Park Rapids: 18/100 · Rochester: 17/100
Park Rapids is 1 points higher.
Park Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Park Rapids: 13/100 · Rochester: 24/100
Rochester is 11 points higher.
Park Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Park Rapids: 35/100 · Rochester: 19/100
Park Rapids is 16 points higher.
Park Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Park Rapids: 63/100 · Rochester: 100/100
Rochester is 37 points higher.
Park Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Park Rapids: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Park Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Park Rapids: 65/100 · Rochester: 13/100
Park Rapids is 52 points higher.
Park Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Park Rapids: 36/100 · Rochester: 14/100
Park Rapids is 22 points higher.
Park Rapids: 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.