City vs city
Grand Forks vs New Town, ND
New Town currently scores 5 points higher overall than Grand Forks, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Grand Forks: 32/100 · New Town: 37/100
New Town is 5 points higher.
Flood
Grand Forks: 41/100 · New Town: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grand Forks: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
New Town: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Grand Forks: 18/100 · New Town: 18/100
No gap.
Grand Forks: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Town: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Grand Forks: 19/100 · New Town: 27/100
New Town is 8 points higher.
Grand Forks: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Town: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Grand Forks: 4/100 · New Town: 0/100
Grand Forks is 4 points higher.
Grand Forks: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Town: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Grand Forks: 100/100 · New Town: 88/100
Grand Forks is 12 points higher.
Grand Forks: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Town: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Grand Forks: Unavailable · New Town: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grand Forks: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Town: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Grand Forks: 27/100 · New Town: 52/100
New Town is 25 points higher.
Grand Forks: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Town: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Grand Forks: 14/100 · New Town: 34/100
New Town is 20 points higher.
Grand Forks: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Town: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.