City vs city
Plainview vs Rochester, MN
Rochester currently scores 9 points higher overall than Plainview, 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
Plainview: 23/100 · Rochester: 32/100
Rochester is 9 points higher.
Flood
Plainview: 3/100 · Rochester: 37/100
Rochester is 34 points higher.
Plainview: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Plainview: 17/100 · Rochester: 17/100
No gap.
Plainview: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Plainview: 21/100 · Rochester: 24/100
Rochester is 3 points higher.
Plainview: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Plainview: 12/100 · Rochester: 19/100
Rochester is 7 points higher.
Plainview: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Plainview: 57/100 · Rochester: 100/100
Rochester is 43 points higher.
Plainview: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Plainview: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Plainview: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Plainview: 37/100 · Rochester: 13/100
Plainview is 24 points higher.
Plainview: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Plainview: 14/100 · Rochester: 14/100
No gap.
Plainview: 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.