City vs city
Colfax vs West Fargo, ND
West Fargo currently scores 5 points higher overall than Colfax, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Colfax: 29/100 · West Fargo: 34/100
West Fargo is 5 points higher.
Flood
Colfax: 36/100 · West Fargo: 82/100
West Fargo is 46 points higher.
Colfax: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
West Fargo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Colfax: 19/100 · West Fargo: 19/100
No gap.
Colfax: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Fargo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Colfax: 40/100 · West Fargo: 38/100
Colfax is 2 points higher.
Colfax: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Fargo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Colfax: 8/100 · West Fargo: 4/100
Colfax is 4 points higher.
Colfax: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Fargo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Colfax: 42/100 · West Fargo: 30/100
Colfax is 12 points higher.
Colfax: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Fargo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Colfax: Unavailable · West Fargo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Colfax: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Fargo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Colfax: 21/100 · West Fargo: 30/100
West Fargo is 9 points higher.
Colfax: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Fargo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Colfax: 37/100 · West Fargo: 37/100
No gap.
Colfax: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Fargo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.