City vs city
Grand Forks vs Richardton, ND
Grand Forks currently scores 2 points higher overall than Richardton, 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
Grand Forks: 32/100 · Richardton: 30/100
Grand Forks is 2 points higher.
Flood
Grand Forks: 41/100 · Richardton: 57/100
Richardton is 16 points higher.
Grand Forks: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Richardton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Grand Forks: 18/100 · Richardton: 18/100
No gap.
Grand Forks: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Richardton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Grand Forks: 19/100 · Richardton: 23/100
Richardton is 4 points higher.
Grand Forks: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Richardton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Grand Forks: 4/100 · Richardton: 12/100
Richardton is 8 points higher.
Grand Forks: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richardton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Grand Forks: 100/100 · Richardton: 39/100
Grand Forks is 61 points higher.
Grand Forks: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richardton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Grand Forks: Unavailable · Richardton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grand Forks: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Richardton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Grand Forks: 27/100 · Richardton: 33/100
Richardton is 6 points higher.
Grand Forks: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Richardton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Grand Forks: 14/100 · Richardton: 31/100
Richardton is 17 points higher.
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.
Richardton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.