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Clifton vs Orchard Mesa, CO

Clifton currently scores 1 points higher overall than Orchard Mesa, with the largest gap in hail.

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Clifton

34/100

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Orchard Mesa

33/100

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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

Clifton: 34/100 · Orchard Mesa: 33/100

Clifton is 1 points higher.

Flood

Clifton: 44/100 · Orchard Mesa: 47/100

Orchard Mesa is 3 points higher.

Clifton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Orchard Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Clifton: 12/100 · Orchard Mesa: 12/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Clifton: 15/100 · Orchard Mesa: 15/100

No gap.

Clifton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Orchard Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Clifton: 0/100 · Orchard Mesa: 8/100

Orchard Mesa is 8 points higher.

Clifton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Orchard Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Clifton: 20/100 · Orchard Mesa: 30/100

Orchard Mesa is 10 points higher.

Clifton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Orchard Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Clifton: Unavailable · Orchard Mesa: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Clifton: 61/100 · Orchard Mesa: 71/100

Orchard Mesa is 10 points higher.

Clifton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Orchard Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Clifton: 51/100 · Orchard Mesa: 51/100

No gap.

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

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