City vs city
Rice vs Sauk Rapids, MN
Rice currently scores 4 points higher overall than Sauk Rapids, with the largest gap 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
Rice: 44/100 · Sauk Rapids: 40/100
Rice is 4 points higher.
Flood
Rice: 50/100 · Sauk Rapids: 39/100
Rice is 11 points higher.
Rice: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Sauk Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rice: 18/100 · Sauk Rapids: 18/100
No gap.
Rice: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sauk Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rice: 32/100 · Sauk Rapids: 31/100
Rice is 1 points higher.
Rice: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sauk Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rice: 23/100 · Sauk Rapids: 12/100
Rice is 11 points higher.
Rice: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sauk Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rice: 100/100 · Sauk Rapids: 100/100
No gap.
Rice: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sauk Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rice: Unavailable · Sauk Rapids: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rice: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sauk Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rice: 61/100 · Sauk Rapids: 57/100
Rice is 4 points higher.
Rice: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sauk Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rice: 21/100 · Sauk Rapids: 21/100
No gap.
Rice: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sauk 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.