City vs city
St. Cloud vs Vadnais Heights, MN
Vadnais Heights currently scores 3 points higher overall than St. Cloud, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
St. Cloud: 40/100 · Vadnais Heights: 43/100
Vadnais Heights is 3 points higher.
Flood
St. Cloud: 39/100 · Vadnais Heights: 37/100
St. Cloud is 2 points higher.
St. Cloud: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Vadnais Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
St. Cloud: 18/100 · Vadnais Heights: 17/100
St. Cloud is 1 points higher.
St. Cloud: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vadnais Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
St. Cloud: 31/100 · Vadnais Heights: 28/100
St. Cloud is 3 points higher.
St. Cloud: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vadnais Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
St. Cloud: 12/100 · Vadnais Heights: 0/100
St. Cloud is 12 points higher.
St. Cloud: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vadnais Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
St. Cloud: 100/100 · Vadnais Heights: 100/100
No gap.
St. Cloud: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vadnais Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
St. Cloud: Unavailable · Vadnais Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
St. Cloud: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vadnais Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
St. Cloud: 57/100 · Vadnais Heights: 50/100
St. Cloud is 7 points higher.
St. Cloud: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vadnais Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
St. Cloud: 21/100 · Vadnais Heights: 26/100
Vadnais Heights is 5 points higher.
St. Cloud: 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.