City vs city
Forest River vs West Fargo, ND
West Fargo currently scores 21 points higher overall than Forest River, 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
Forest River: 28/100 · West Fargo: 49/100
West Fargo is 21 points higher.
Flood
Forest River: 79/100 · West Fargo: 82/100
West Fargo is 3 points higher.
Forest River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
West Fargo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Forest River: 18/100 · West Fargo: 19/100
West Fargo is 1 points higher.
Forest River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Fargo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Forest River: 26/100 · West Fargo: 36/100
West Fargo is 10 points higher.
Forest River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Fargo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Forest River: 4/100 · West Fargo: 38/100
West Fargo is 34 points higher.
Forest River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Fargo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Forest River: 29/100 · West Fargo: 100/100
West Fargo is 71 points higher.
Forest River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Fargo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Forest River: Unavailable · West Fargo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Forest River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Fargo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Forest River: 29/100 · West Fargo: 30/100
West Fargo is 1 points higher.
Forest River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Fargo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Forest River: 12/100 · West Fargo: 37/100
West Fargo is 25 points higher.
Forest River: 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.