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Aurora vs Dakota Ridge, CO

Aurora currently scores 16 points higher overall than Dakota Ridge, with the largest gap in flood.

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Aurora

58/100

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Dakota Ridge

42/100

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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

Aurora: 58/100 · Dakota Ridge: 42/100

Aurora is 16 points higher.

Flood

Aurora: 100/100 · Dakota Ridge: 43/100

Aurora is 57 points higher.

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

Dakota Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Aurora: 16/100 · Dakota Ridge: 15/100

Aurora is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Aurora: 35/100 · Dakota Ridge: 37/100

Dakota Ridge is 2 points higher.

Aurora: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Dakota Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Aurora: 50/100 · Dakota Ridge: 4/100

Aurora is 46 points higher.

Aurora: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Dakota Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Aurora: 100/100 · Dakota Ridge: 100/100

No gap.

Aurora: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Dakota Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Aurora: Unavailable · Dakota Ridge: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Aurora: 73/100 · Dakota Ridge: 65/100

Aurora is 8 points higher.

Aurora: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Dakota Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Aurora: 30/100 · Dakota Ridge: 28/100

Aurora is 2 points higher.

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

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