City vs city

Centennial vs Thornton, CO

Centennial currently scores 4 points higher overall than Thornton, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Centennial

49/100

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Thornton

45/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Centennial: 49/100 · Thornton: 45/100

Centennial is 4 points higher.

Flood

Centennial: 40/100 · Thornton: 57/100

Thornton is 17 points higher.

Centennial: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Centennial: 15/100 · Thornton: 16/100

Thornton is 1 points higher.

Centennial: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Thornton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Centennial: 35/100 · Thornton: 29/100

Centennial is 6 points higher.

Centennial: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Centennial: 46/100 · Thornton: 8/100

Centennial is 38 points higher.

Centennial: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Centennial: 100/100 · Thornton: 100/100

No gap.

Centennial: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Centennial: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Centennial: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Thornton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Centennial: 75/100 · Thornton: 77/100

Thornton is 2 points higher.

Centennial: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Centennial: 29/100 · Thornton: 31/100

Thornton is 2 points higher.

Centennial: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Thornton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.