City vs city
Arvada vs Colorado Springs, CO
Arvada currently scores 5 points higher overall than Colorado Springs, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Arvada: 51/100 · Colorado Springs: 46/100
Arvada is 5 points higher.
Flood
Arvada: 52/100 · Colorado Springs: 44/100
Arvada is 8 points higher.
Arvada: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Colorado Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arvada: 15/100 · Colorado Springs: 15/100
No gap.
Arvada: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Colorado Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arvada: 31/100 · Colorado Springs: 29/100
Arvada is 2 points higher.
Arvada: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Colorado Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arvada: 0/100 · Colorado Springs: 23/100
Colorado Springs is 23 points higher.
Arvada: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Colorado Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arvada: 100/100 · Colorado Springs: 100/100
No gap.
Arvada: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Colorado Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arvada: Unavailable · Colorado Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arvada: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Colorado Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Arvada: 76/100 · Colorado Springs: 77/100
Colorado Springs is 1 points higher.
Arvada: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Colorado Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Arvada: 29/100 · Colorado Springs: 31/100
Colorado Springs is 2 points higher.
Arvada: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Colorado Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.