City vs city
Fort Ransom vs West Fargo, ND
West Fargo currently scores 15 points higher overall than Fort Ransom, 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 · West Fargo: 49/100
West Fargo is 15 points higher.
Flood
Fort Ransom: 44/100 · West Fargo: 82/100
West Fargo is 38 points higher.
Fort Ransom: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
West Fargo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Ransom: 19/100 · West Fargo: 19/100
No gap.
Fort Ransom: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Fargo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Ransom: 38/100 · West Fargo: 36/100
Fort Ransom is 2 points higher.
Fort Ransom: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Fargo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Ransom: 15/100 · West Fargo: 38/100
West Fargo is 23 points higher.
Fort Ransom: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Fargo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Ransom: 60/100 · West Fargo: 100/100
West Fargo is 40 points higher.
Fort Ransom: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Fargo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Ransom: Unavailable · West Fargo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Ransom: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Fargo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Ransom: 48/100 · West Fargo: 30/100
Fort Ransom is 18 points higher.
Fort Ransom: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Fargo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Ransom: 13/100 · West Fargo: 37/100
West Fargo is 24 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.
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.