City vs city
Rochester vs White Bear Lake, MN
White Bear Lake 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 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 · White Bear Lake: 43/100
White Bear Lake is 11 points higher.
Flood
Rochester: 37/100 · White Bear Lake: 37/100
No gap.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
White Bear Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rochester: 17/100 · White Bear Lake: 17/100
No gap.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
White Bear Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rochester: 24/100 · White Bear Lake: 28/100
White Bear Lake is 4 points higher.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
White Bear Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rochester: 19/100 · White Bear Lake: 0/100
Rochester is 19 points higher.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
White Bear Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rochester: 100/100 · White Bear Lake: 100/100
No gap.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
White Bear Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rochester: Unavailable · White Bear Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
White Bear Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rochester: 13/100 · White Bear Lake: 50/100
White Bear Lake is 37 points higher.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
White Bear Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rochester: 14/100 · White Bear Lake: 26/100
White Bear Lake 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.
White Bear Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.