City vs city
Turtle Lake vs West Fargo, ND
West Fargo currently scores 4 points higher overall than Turtle Lake, 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
Turtle Lake: 30/100 · West Fargo: 34/100
West Fargo is 4 points higher.
Flood
Turtle Lake: 36/100 · West Fargo: 82/100
West Fargo is 46 points higher.
Turtle Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
West Fargo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Turtle Lake: 18/100 · West Fargo: 19/100
West Fargo is 1 points higher.
Turtle Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Fargo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Turtle Lake: 32/100 · West Fargo: 38/100
West Fargo is 6 points higher.
Turtle Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Fargo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Turtle Lake: 8/100 · West Fargo: 4/100
Turtle Lake is 4 points higher.
Turtle Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Fargo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Turtle Lake: 57/100 · West Fargo: 30/100
Turtle Lake is 27 points higher.
Turtle Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Fargo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Turtle Lake: Unavailable · West Fargo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Turtle Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Fargo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Turtle Lake: 20/100 · West Fargo: 30/100
West Fargo is 10 points higher.
Turtle Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Fargo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Turtle Lake: 37/100 · West Fargo: 37/100
No gap.
Turtle Lake: 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.