City vs city
Battlement Mesa vs Thornton, CO
Thornton currently scores 21 points higher overall than Battlement Mesa, 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
Battlement Mesa: 27/100 · Thornton: 48/100
Thornton is 21 points higher.
Flood
Battlement Mesa: Unavailable · Thornton: 54/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Battlement Mesa: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Battlement Mesa: 13/100 · Thornton: 15/100
Thornton is 2 points higher.
Battlement Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Thornton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Battlement Mesa: 15/100 · Thornton: 32/100
Thornton is 17 points higher.
Battlement Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Battlement Mesa: 0/100 · Thornton: 27/100
Thornton is 27 points higher.
Battlement Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Battlement Mesa: 3/100 · Thornton: 100/100
Thornton is 97 points higher.
Battlement Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Battlement Mesa: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Battlement Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Battlement Mesa: 64/100 · Thornton: 75/100
Thornton is 11 points higher.
Battlement Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Battlement Mesa: 68/100 · Thornton: 31/100
Battlement Mesa is 37 points higher.
Battlement Mesa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Thornton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.