City vs city
Buena Vista vs Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs currently scores 21 points higher overall than Buena Vista, 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
Buena Vista: 25/100 · Colorado Springs: 46/100
Colorado Springs is 21 points higher.
Flood
Buena Vista: 39/100 · Colorado Springs: 44/100
Colorado Springs is 5 points higher.
Buena Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Colorado Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buena Vista: 14/100 · Colorado Springs: 15/100
Colorado Springs is 1 points higher.
Buena Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Colorado Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buena Vista: 13/100 · Colorado Springs: 29/100
Colorado Springs is 16 points higher.
Buena Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Colorado Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buena Vista: 0/100 · Colorado Springs: 23/100
Colorado Springs is 23 points higher.
Buena Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Colorado Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buena Vista: 2/100 · Colorado Springs: 100/100
Colorado Springs is 98 points higher.
Buena Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Colorado Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buena Vista: Unavailable · Colorado Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buena Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Colorado Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buena Vista: 44/100 · Colorado Springs: 77/100
Colorado Springs is 33 points higher.
Buena Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Colorado Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buena Vista: 40/100 · Colorado Springs: 31/100
Buena Vista is 9 points higher.
Buena Vista: 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.