City vs city
Castle Pines vs Thornton, CO
Thornton currently scores 6 points higher overall than Castle Pines, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Castle Pines: 42/100 · Thornton: 48/100
Thornton is 6 points higher.
Flood
Castle Pines: 44/100 · Thornton: 54/100
Thornton is 10 points higher.
Castle Pines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Castle Pines: 15/100 · Thornton: 15/100
No gap.
Castle Pines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Thornton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Castle Pines: 34/100 · Thornton: 32/100
Castle Pines is 2 points higher.
Castle Pines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Castle Pines: 8/100 · Thornton: 27/100
Thornton is 19 points higher.
Castle Pines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Castle Pines: 100/100 · Thornton: 100/100
No gap.
Castle Pines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Castle Pines: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Castle Pines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Castle Pines: 68/100 · Thornton: 75/100
Thornton is 7 points higher.
Castle Pines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Castle Pines: 28/100 · Thornton: 31/100
Thornton is 3 points higher.
Castle Pines: 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.