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Arvada vs Aurora, CO

Aurora currently scores 7 points higher overall than Arvada, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Arvada

51/100

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Aurora

58/100

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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

Arvada: 51/100 · Aurora: 58/100

Aurora is 7 points higher.

Flood

Arvada: 52/100 · Aurora: 100/100

Aurora is 48 points higher.

Arvada: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

Aurora: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Arvada: 15/100 · Aurora: 16/100

Aurora is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Arvada: 31/100 · Aurora: 35/100

Aurora is 4 points higher.

Arvada: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Aurora: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Arvada: 0/100 · Aurora: 50/100

Aurora is 50 points higher.

Arvada: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Aurora: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Arvada: 100/100 · Aurora: 100/100

No gap.

Arvada: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Aurora: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Arvada: Unavailable · Aurora: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Arvada: 76/100 · Aurora: 73/100

Arvada is 3 points higher.

Arvada: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Aurora: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Arvada: 29/100 · Aurora: 30/100

Aurora is 1 points higher.

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

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