City vs city
Bismarck vs Tower City, ND
Bismarck currently scores 10 points higher overall than Tower City, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Bismarck: 38/100 · Tower City: 28/100
Bismarck is 10 points higher.
Flood
Bismarck: 44/100 · Tower City: 4/100
Bismarck is 40 points higher.
Bismarck: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Tower City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bismarck: 19/100 · Tower City: 19/100
No gap.
Bismarck: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tower City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bismarck: 31/100 · Tower City: 29/100
Bismarck is 2 points higher.
Bismarck: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tower City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bismarck: 8/100 · Tower City: 38/100
Tower City is 30 points higher.
Bismarck: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tower City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bismarck: 100/100 · Tower City: 42/100
Bismarck is 58 points higher.
Bismarck: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tower City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bismarck: Unavailable · Tower City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bismarck: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tower City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bismarck: 35/100 · Tower City: 30/100
Bismarck is 5 points higher.
Bismarck: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tower City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bismarck: 31/100 · Tower City: 36/100
Tower City is 5 points higher.
Bismarck: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Tower City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.