City vs city
Rochester vs Vadnais Heights, MN
Vadnais Heights currently scores 11 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 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
Rochester: 32/100 · Vadnais Heights: 43/100
Vadnais Heights is 11 points higher.
Flood
Rochester: 37/100 · Vadnais Heights: 37/100
No gap.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Vadnais Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rochester: 17/100 · Vadnais Heights: 17/100
No gap.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vadnais Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rochester: 24/100 · Vadnais Heights: 28/100
Vadnais Heights is 4 points higher.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vadnais Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rochester: 19/100 · Vadnais Heights: 0/100
Rochester is 19 points higher.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vadnais Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rochester: 100/100 · Vadnais Heights: 100/100
No gap.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vadnais Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rochester: Unavailable · Vadnais Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vadnais Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rochester: 13/100 · Vadnais Heights: 50/100
Vadnais Heights is 37 points higher.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vadnais Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Rochester: 14/100 · Vadnais Heights: 26/100
Vadnais Heights is 12 points higher.
Rochester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Vadnais Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.