City vs city
Cottage Grove vs Milwaukee, WI
Cottage Grove currently scores 2 points higher overall than Milwaukee, 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
Cottage Grove: 43/100 · Milwaukee: 41/100
Cottage Grove is 2 points higher.
Flood
Cottage Grove: 51/100 · Milwaukee: 37/100
Cottage Grove is 14 points higher.
Cottage Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Milwaukee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottage Grove: 16/100 · Milwaukee: 15/100
Cottage Grove is 1 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Milwaukee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottage Grove: 48/100 · Milwaukee: 43/100
Cottage Grove is 5 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Milwaukee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottage Grove: 19/100 · Milwaukee: 31/100
Milwaukee is 12 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Milwaukee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottage Grove: 100/100 · Milwaukee: 100/100
No gap.
Cottage Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Milwaukee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottage Grove: Unavailable · Milwaukee: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottage Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Milwaukee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottage Grove: 45/100 · Milwaukee: 40/100
Cottage Grove is 5 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Milwaukee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cottage Grove: 21/100 · Milwaukee: 20/100
Cottage Grove is 1 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Milwaukee: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.