City vs city
Coal Creek vs Idaho Springs, CO
Coal Creek currently scores 1 points higher overall than Idaho Springs, 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
Coal Creek: 37/100 · Idaho Springs: 36/100
Coal Creek is 1 points higher.
Flood
Coal Creek: 39/100 · Idaho Springs: 36/100
Coal Creek is 3 points higher.
Coal Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Idaho Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Coal Creek: 15/100 · Idaho Springs: 15/100
No gap.
Coal Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Idaho Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Coal Creek: 26/100 · Idaho Springs: 29/100
Idaho Springs is 3 points higher.
Coal Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Idaho Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Coal Creek: 0/100 · Idaho Springs: 0/100
No gap.
Coal Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Idaho Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Coal Creek: 37/100 · Idaho Springs: 41/100
Idaho Springs is 4 points higher.
Coal Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Idaho Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Coal Creek: Unavailable · Idaho Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Coal Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Idaho Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Coal Creek: 74/100 · Idaho Springs: 67/100
Coal Creek is 7 points higher.
Coal Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Idaho Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Coal Creek: 28/100 · Idaho Springs: 28/100
No gap.
Coal Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Idaho Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.