City vs city
Fort Ransom vs Grand Forks, ND
Fort Ransom currently scores 2 points higher overall than Grand Forks, 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
Fort Ransom: 34/100 · Grand Forks: 32/100
Fort Ransom is 2 points higher.
Flood
Fort Ransom: 44/100 · Grand Forks: 41/100
Fort Ransom is 3 points higher.
Fort Ransom: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Grand Forks: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Ransom: 19/100 · Grand Forks: 18/100
Fort Ransom is 1 points higher.
Fort Ransom: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Grand Forks: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Ransom: 38/100 · Grand Forks: 19/100
Fort Ransom is 19 points higher.
Fort Ransom: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Grand Forks: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Ransom: 15/100 · Grand Forks: 4/100
Fort Ransom is 11 points higher.
Fort Ransom: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grand Forks: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Ransom: 60/100 · Grand Forks: 100/100
Grand Forks is 40 points higher.
Fort Ransom: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grand Forks: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Ransom: Unavailable · Grand Forks: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Ransom: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Grand Forks: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Ransom: 48/100 · Grand Forks: 27/100
Fort Ransom is 21 points higher.
Fort Ransom: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Grand Forks: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Ransom: 13/100 · Grand Forks: 14/100
Grand Forks is 1 points higher.
Fort Ransom: 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.