City vs city
Ellendale vs Grand Forks, ND
Grand Forks currently scores 4 points higher overall than Ellendale, 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
Ellendale: 28/100 · Grand Forks: 32/100
Grand Forks is 4 points higher.
Flood
Ellendale: 36/100 · Grand Forks: 41/100
Grand Forks is 5 points higher.
Ellendale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Grand Forks: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ellendale: 20/100 · Grand Forks: 18/100
Ellendale is 2 points higher.
Ellendale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Grand Forks: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ellendale: 34/100 · Grand Forks: 19/100
Ellendale is 15 points higher.
Ellendale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Grand Forks: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ellendale: 4/100 · Grand Forks: 4/100
No gap.
Ellendale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grand Forks: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ellendale: 59/100 · Grand Forks: 100/100
Grand Forks is 41 points higher.
Ellendale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grand Forks: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ellendale: Unavailable · Grand Forks: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ellendale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Grand Forks: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ellendale: 17/100 · Grand Forks: 27/100
Grand Forks is 10 points higher.
Ellendale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Grand Forks: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ellendale: Unavailable · Grand Forks: 14/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ellendale: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
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.