City vs city
Fessenden vs Grand Forks, ND
Grand Forks currently scores 5 points higher overall than Fessenden, 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
Fessenden: 27/100 · Grand Forks: 32/100
Grand Forks is 5 points higher.
Flood
Fessenden: 59/100 · Grand Forks: 41/100
Fessenden is 18 points higher.
Fessenden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Grand Forks: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fessenden: 19/100 · Grand Forks: 18/100
Fessenden is 1 points higher.
Fessenden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Grand Forks: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fessenden: 25/100 · Grand Forks: 19/100
Fessenden is 6 points higher.
Fessenden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Grand Forks: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fessenden: 4/100 · Grand Forks: 4/100
No gap.
Fessenden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grand Forks: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fessenden: 43/100 · Grand Forks: 100/100
Grand Forks is 57 points higher.
Fessenden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grand Forks: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fessenden: Unavailable · Grand Forks: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fessenden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Grand Forks: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fessenden: 25/100 · Grand Forks: 27/100
Grand Forks is 2 points higher.
Fessenden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Grand Forks: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fessenden: 14/100 · Grand Forks: 14/100
No gap.
Fessenden: 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.