City vs city
South St. Paul vs West St. Paul, MN
West St. Paul currently scores 4 points higher overall than South St. Paul, 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
South St. Paul: 35/100 · West St. Paul: 39/100
West St. Paul is 4 points higher.
Flood
South St. Paul: 42/100 · West St. Paul: 52/100
West St. Paul is 10 points higher.
South St. Paul: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
West St. Paul: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
South St. Paul: 17/100 · West St. Paul: 17/100
No gap.
South St. Paul: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West St. Paul: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
South St. Paul: 26/100 · West St. Paul: 27/100
West St. Paul is 1 points higher.
South St. Paul: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West St. Paul: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
South St. Paul: 4/100 · West St. Paul: 8/100
West St. Paul is 4 points higher.
South St. Paul: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West St. Paul: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
South St. Paul: 100/100 · West St. Paul: 100/100
No gap.
South St. Paul: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West St. Paul: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
South St. Paul: Unavailable · West St. Paul: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
South St. Paul: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West St. Paul: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
South St. Paul: 31/100 · West St. Paul: 45/100
West St. Paul is 14 points higher.
South St. Paul: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West St. Paul: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
South St. Paul: 26/100 · West St. Paul: 26/100
No gap.
South St. Paul: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
West St. Paul: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.