City vs city
Rochester vs St. Paul, MN
St. Paul currently scores 5 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
Rochester: 32/100 · St. Paul: 37/100
St. Paul is 5 points higher.
Flood
Rochester: 37/100 · St. Paul: 39/100
St. Paul is 2 points higher.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
St. Paul: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rochester: 17/100 · St. Paul: 17/100
No gap.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
St. Paul: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rochester: 24/100 · St. Paul: 27/100
St. Paul is 3 points higher.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
St. Paul: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rochester: 19/100 · St. Paul: 4/100
Rochester is 15 points higher.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Paul: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rochester: 100/100 · St. Paul: 100/100
No gap.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Paul: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rochester: Unavailable · St. Paul: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
St. Paul: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rochester: 13/100 · St. Paul: 47/100
St. Paul is 34 points higher.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
St. Paul: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rochester: 14/100 · St. Paul: 26/100
St. Paul is 12 points higher.
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.
St. Paul: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.