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Aspen vs Basalt, CO

Basalt currently scores 8 points higher overall than Aspen, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Basalt

31/100

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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

Aspen: 23/100 · Basalt: 31/100

Basalt is 8 points higher.

Flood

Aspen: 36/100 · Basalt: 42/100

Basalt is 6 points higher.

Aspen: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Basalt: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Aspen: 13/100 · Basalt: 13/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Aspen: 11/100 · Basalt: 13/100

Basalt is 2 points higher.

Aspen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Basalt: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Aspen: 0/100 · Basalt: 0/100

No gap.

Aspen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Basalt: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Aspen: 1/100 · Basalt: 3/100

Basalt is 2 points higher.

Aspen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Basalt: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Aspen: Unavailable · Basalt: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Aspen: 30/100 · Basalt: 65/100

Basalt is 35 points higher.

Aspen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Basalt: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Aspen: 47/100 · Basalt: 47/100

No gap.

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

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