City vs city
Bottineau vs Grand Forks, ND
Bottineau currently scores 5 points higher overall than Grand Forks, 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
Bottineau: 37/100 · Grand Forks: 32/100
Bottineau is 5 points higher.
Flood
Bottineau: 39/100 · Grand Forks: 41/100
Grand Forks is 2 points higher.
Bottineau: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Grand Forks: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bottineau: 18/100 · Grand Forks: 18/100
No gap.
Bottineau: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Grand Forks: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bottineau: 7/100 · Grand Forks: 19/100
Grand Forks is 12 points higher.
Bottineau: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Grand Forks: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bottineau: 0/100 · Grand Forks: 4/100
Grand Forks is 4 points higher.
Bottineau: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grand Forks: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bottineau: 68/100 · Grand Forks: 100/100
Grand Forks is 32 points higher.
Bottineau: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grand Forks: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bottineau: Unavailable · Grand Forks: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bottineau: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Grand Forks: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bottineau: 53/100 · Grand Forks: 27/100
Bottineau is 26 points higher.
Bottineau: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Grand Forks: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bottineau: 39/100 · Grand Forks: 14/100
Bottineau is 25 points higher.
Bottineau: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Grand Forks: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.