City vs city
Chippewa Falls vs Rice Lake, WI
Chippewa Falls currently scores 4 points higher overall than Rice 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 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
Chippewa Falls: 36/100 · Rice Lake: 32/100
Chippewa Falls is 4 points higher.
Flood
Chippewa Falls: 70/100 · Rice Lake: 51/100
Chippewa Falls is 19 points higher.
Chippewa Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Rice Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chippewa Falls: 16/100 · Rice Lake: 16/100
No gap.
Chippewa Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rice Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chippewa Falls: 15/100 · Rice Lake: 24/100
Rice Lake is 9 points higher.
Chippewa Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rice Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chippewa Falls: 15/100 · Rice Lake: 15/100
No gap.
Chippewa Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rice Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chippewa Falls: 66/100 · Rice Lake: 60/100
Chippewa Falls is 6 points higher.
Chippewa Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rice Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chippewa Falls: Unavailable · Rice Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chippewa Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rice Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chippewa Falls: 52/100 · Rice Lake: 37/100
Chippewa Falls is 15 points higher.
Chippewa Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rice Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Chippewa Falls: 16/100 · Rice Lake: 21/100
Rice Lake is 5 points higher.
Chippewa Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Rice Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.