City vs city

Burlington vs Rochester, WI

Rochester currently scores 4 points higher overall than Burlington, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Burlington

39/100

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Rochester

43/100

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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

Burlington: 39/100 · Rochester: 43/100

Rochester is 4 points higher.

Flood

Burlington: 62/100 · Rochester: 49/100

Burlington is 13 points higher.

Burlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.

Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Burlington: 15/100 · Rochester: 15/100

No gap.

Burlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Burlington: 64/100 · Rochester: 64/100

No gap.

Burlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Burlington: 4/100 · Rochester: 19/100

Rochester is 15 points higher.

Burlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Burlington: 80/100 · Rochester: 88/100

Rochester is 8 points higher.

Burlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Burlington: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Burlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Burlington: 25/100 · Rochester: 42/100

Rochester is 17 points higher.

Burlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Burlington: 23/100 · Rochester: 22/100

Burlington is 1 points higher.

Burlington: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Rochester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.