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Aurora vs Shaw Heights, CO

Aurora currently scores 11 points higher overall than Shaw Heights, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Aurora

61/100

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Shaw Heights

50/100

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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: 61/100 · Shaw Heights: 50/100

Aurora is 11 points higher.

Flood

Aurora: 73/100 · Shaw Heights: 87/100

Shaw Heights is 14 points higher.

Aurora: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Shaw Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Aurora: 15/100 · Shaw Heights: 15/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Aurora: 35/100 · Shaw Heights: 32/100

Aurora is 3 points higher.

Aurora: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Shaw Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Aurora: 100/100 · Shaw Heights: 8/100

Aurora is 92 points higher.

Aurora: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Shaw Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Aurora: 100/100 · Shaw Heights: 100/100

No gap.

Aurora: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Shaw Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Aurora: Unavailable · Shaw Heights: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Aurora: 77/100 · Shaw Heights: 78/100

Shaw Heights is 1 points higher.

Aurora: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Shaw Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Aurora: 30/100 · Shaw Heights: 30/100

No gap.

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

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