City vs city
Menomonie vs Rice Lake, WI
Rice Lake currently scores 3 points higher overall than Menomonie, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Menomonie: 29/100 · Rice Lake: 32/100
Rice Lake is 3 points higher.
Flood
Menomonie: 45/100 · Rice Lake: 51/100
Rice Lake is 6 points higher.
Menomonie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Rice Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Menomonie: 16/100 · Rice Lake: 16/100
No gap.
Menomonie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rice Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Menomonie: 27/100 · Rice Lake: 24/100
Menomonie is 3 points higher.
Menomonie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rice Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Menomonie: 15/100 · Rice Lake: 15/100
No gap.
Menomonie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rice Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Menomonie: 68/100 · Rice Lake: 60/100
Menomonie is 8 points higher.
Menomonie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rice Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Menomonie: Unavailable · Rice Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Menomonie: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rice Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Menomonie: 17/100 · Rice Lake: 37/100
Rice Lake is 20 points higher.
Menomonie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rice Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Menomonie: 17/100 · Rice Lake: 21/100
Rice Lake is 4 points higher.
Menomonie: 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.