City vs city
Brook Forest vs Idaho Springs, CO
Brook Forest currently scores 4 points higher overall than Idaho Springs, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Brook Forest: 40/100 · Idaho Springs: 36/100
Brook Forest is 4 points higher.
Flood
Brook Forest: 36/100 · Idaho Springs: 36/100
No gap.
Brook Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Idaho Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brook Forest: 15/100 · Idaho Springs: 15/100
No gap.
Brook Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Idaho Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brook Forest: 36/100 · Idaho Springs: 29/100
Brook Forest is 7 points higher.
Brook Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Idaho Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brook Forest: 0/100 · Idaho Springs: 0/100
No gap.
Brook Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Idaho Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brook Forest: 40/100 · Idaho Springs: 41/100
Idaho Springs is 1 points higher.
Brook Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Idaho Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brook Forest: Unavailable · Idaho Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brook Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Idaho Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brook Forest: 83/100 · Idaho Springs: 67/100
Brook Forest is 16 points higher.
Brook Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Idaho Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brook Forest: 28/100 · Idaho Springs: 28/100
No gap.
Brook Forest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Idaho 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.