City vs city
Briarwood vs Williston, ND
Briarwood currently scores 3 points higher overall than Williston, 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 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
Briarwood: 38/100 · Williston: 35/100
Briarwood is 3 points higher.
Flood
Briarwood: 19/100 · Williston: 41/100
Williston is 22 points higher.
Briarwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Williston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarwood: 19/100 · Williston: 18/100
Briarwood is 1 points higher.
Briarwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Williston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarwood: 37/100 · Williston: 19/100
Briarwood is 18 points higher.
Briarwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Williston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarwood: 35/100 · Williston: 4/100
Briarwood is 31 points higher.
Briarwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Williston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarwood: 87/100 · Williston: 100/100
Williston is 13 points higher.
Briarwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Williston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarwood: Unavailable · Williston: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Briarwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Williston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Briarwood: 29/100 · Williston: 37/100
Williston is 8 points higher.
Briarwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Williston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Briarwood: 37/100 · Williston: 23/100
Briarwood is 14 points higher.
Briarwood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Williston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.