City vs city
Cheyenne Wells vs Thornton, CO
Thornton currently scores 16 points higher overall than Cheyenne Wells, 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
Cheyenne Wells: 32/100 · Thornton: 48/100
Thornton is 16 points higher.
Flood
Cheyenne Wells: Unavailable · Thornton: 54/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cheyenne Wells: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cheyenne Wells: 18/100 · Thornton: 15/100
Cheyenne Wells is 3 points higher.
Cheyenne Wells: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Thornton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cheyenne Wells: 43/100 · Thornton: 32/100
Cheyenne Wells is 11 points higher.
Cheyenne Wells: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cheyenne Wells: 15/100 · Thornton: 27/100
Thornton is 12 points higher.
Cheyenne Wells: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cheyenne Wells: 100/100 · Thornton: 100/100
No gap.
Cheyenne Wells: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cheyenne Wells: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cheyenne Wells: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cheyenne Wells: 29/100 · Thornton: 75/100
Thornton is 46 points higher.
Cheyenne Wells: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cheyenne Wells: 16/100 · Thornton: 31/100
Thornton is 15 points higher.
Cheyenne Wells: 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.