City vs city
Cañon City vs Thornton, CO
Thornton currently scores 16 points higher overall than Cañon City, 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
Cañon City: 32/100 · Thornton: 48/100
Thornton is 16 points higher.
Flood
Cañon City: 45/100 · Thornton: 54/100
Thornton is 9 points higher.
Cañon City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cañon City: 14/100 · Thornton: 15/100
Thornton is 1 points higher.
Cañon City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Thornton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cañon City: 21/100 · Thornton: 32/100
Thornton is 11 points higher.
Cañon City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cañon City: 8/100 · Thornton: 27/100
Thornton is 19 points higher.
Cañon City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cañon City: 47/100 · Thornton: 100/100
Thornton is 53 points higher.
Cañon City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cañon City: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cañon City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cañon City: 59/100 · Thornton: 75/100
Thornton is 16 points higher.
Cañon City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cañon City: 27/100 · Thornton: 31/100
Thornton is 4 points higher.
Cañon City: 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.