City vs city
Basalt vs Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs currently scores 15 points higher overall than Basalt, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Basalt: 31/100 · Colorado Springs: 46/100
Colorado Springs is 15 points higher.
Flood
Basalt: 42/100 · Colorado Springs: 44/100
Colorado Springs is 2 points higher.
Basalt: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Colorado Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Basalt: 13/100 · Colorado Springs: 15/100
Colorado Springs is 2 points higher.
Basalt: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Colorado Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Basalt: 13/100 · Colorado Springs: 29/100
Colorado Springs is 16 points higher.
Basalt: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Colorado Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Basalt: 0/100 · Colorado Springs: 23/100
Colorado Springs is 23 points higher.
Basalt: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Colorado Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Basalt: 3/100 · Colorado Springs: 100/100
Colorado Springs is 97 points higher.
Basalt: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Colorado Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Basalt: Unavailable · Colorado Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Basalt: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Colorado Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Basalt: 65/100 · Colorado Springs: 77/100
Colorado Springs is 12 points higher.
Basalt: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Colorado Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Basalt: 47/100 · Colorado Springs: 31/100
Basalt is 16 points higher.
Basalt: 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.