City vs city
Watford City vs West Fargo, ND
West Fargo currently scores 5 points higher overall than Watford City, 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
Watford City: 29/100 · West Fargo: 34/100
West Fargo is 5 points higher.
Flood
Watford City: 39/100 · West Fargo: 82/100
West Fargo is 43 points higher.
Watford City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
West Fargo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Watford City: 18/100 · West Fargo: 19/100
West Fargo is 1 points higher.
Watford City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Fargo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Watford City: 16/100 · West Fargo: 38/100
West Fargo is 22 points higher.
Watford City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Fargo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Watford City: 0/100 · West Fargo: 4/100
West Fargo is 4 points higher.
Watford City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Fargo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Watford City: 38/100 · West Fargo: 30/100
Watford City is 8 points higher.
Watford City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Fargo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Watford City: Unavailable · West Fargo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Watford City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Fargo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Watford City: 44/100 · West Fargo: 30/100
Watford City is 14 points higher.
Watford City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Fargo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Watford City: 18/100 · West Fargo: 37/100
West Fargo is 19 points higher.
Watford City: 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.