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Arvada vs Fairmount, CO

Arvada currently scores 5 points higher overall than Fairmount, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Arvada

51/100

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Fairmount

46/100

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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 · Fairmount: 46/100

Arvada is 5 points higher.

Flood

Arvada: 52/100 · Fairmount: 41/100

Arvada is 11 points higher.

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

Fairmount: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Arvada: 15/100 · Fairmount: 15/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Arvada: 31/100 · Fairmount: 35/100

Fairmount is 4 points higher.

Arvada: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Fairmount: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Arvada: 0/100 · Fairmount: 23/100

Fairmount is 23 points higher.

Arvada: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Fairmount: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Arvada: 100/100 · Fairmount: 100/100

No gap.

Arvada: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Fairmount: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Arvada: Unavailable · Fairmount: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Arvada: 76/100 · Fairmount: 76/100

No gap.

Arvada: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Fairmount: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Arvada: 29/100 · Fairmount: 29/100

No gap.

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

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