City vs city
Boulder vs Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs currently scores 1 points higher overall than Boulder, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Boulder: 45/100 · Colorado Springs: 46/100
Colorado Springs is 1 points higher.
Flood
Boulder: 50/100 · Colorado Springs: 44/100
Boulder is 6 points higher.
Boulder: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Colorado Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Boulder: 15/100 · Colorado Springs: 15/100
No gap.
Boulder: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Colorado Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Boulder: 23/100 · Colorado Springs: 29/100
Colorado Springs is 6 points higher.
Boulder: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Colorado Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Boulder: 23/100 · Colorado Springs: 23/100
No gap.
Boulder: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Colorado Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Boulder: 100/100 · Colorado Springs: 100/100
No gap.
Boulder: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Colorado Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Boulder: Unavailable · Colorado Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Boulder: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Colorado Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Boulder: 74/100 · Colorado Springs: 77/100
Colorado Springs is 3 points higher.
Boulder: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Colorado Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Boulder: 28/100 · Colorado Springs: 31/100
Colorado Springs is 3 points higher.
Boulder: 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.