City vs city
Amherst vs Thornton, CO
Thornton currently scores 8 points higher overall than Amherst, 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 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
Amherst: 40/100 · Thornton: 48/100
Thornton is 8 points higher.
Flood
Amherst: Unavailable · Thornton: 54/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Amherst: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Amherst: 19/100 · Thornton: 15/100
Amherst is 4 points higher.
Amherst: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Thornton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Amherst: 51/100 · Thornton: 32/100
Amherst is 19 points higher.
Amherst: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Amherst: 0/100 · Thornton: 27/100
Thornton is 27 points higher.
Amherst: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Amherst: 100/100 · Thornton: 100/100
No gap.
Amherst: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Amherst: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Amherst: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Amherst: 32/100 · Thornton: 75/100
Thornton is 43 points higher.
Amherst: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Amherst: Unavailable · Thornton: 31/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Amherst: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.