City vs city
Richardton vs West Fargo, ND
West Fargo currently scores 4 points higher overall than Richardton, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Richardton: 30/100 · West Fargo: 34/100
West Fargo is 4 points higher.
Flood
Richardton: 57/100 · West Fargo: 82/100
West Fargo is 25 points higher.
Richardton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
West Fargo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Richardton: 18/100 · West Fargo: 19/100
West Fargo is 1 points higher.
Richardton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Fargo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Richardton: 23/100 · West Fargo: 38/100
West Fargo is 15 points higher.
Richardton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Fargo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Richardton: 12/100 · West Fargo: 4/100
Richardton is 8 points higher.
Richardton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Fargo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Richardton: 39/100 · West Fargo: 30/100
Richardton is 9 points higher.
Richardton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Fargo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Richardton: Unavailable · West Fargo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Richardton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Fargo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Richardton: 33/100 · West Fargo: 30/100
Richardton is 3 points higher.
Richardton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Fargo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Richardton: 31/100 · West Fargo: 37/100
West Fargo is 6 points higher.
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.
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.