City vs city
Colorado Springs vs Dakota Ridge, CO
Colorado Springs currently scores 4 points higher overall than Dakota Ridge, 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
Colorado Springs: 46/100 · Dakota Ridge: 42/100
Colorado Springs is 4 points higher.
Flood
Colorado Springs: 44/100 · Dakota Ridge: 43/100
Colorado Springs is 1 points higher.
Colorado Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Dakota Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Colorado Springs: 15/100 · Dakota Ridge: 15/100
No gap.
Colorado Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Dakota Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Colorado Springs: 29/100 · Dakota Ridge: 37/100
Dakota Ridge is 8 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Dakota Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Colorado Springs: 23/100 · Dakota Ridge: 4/100
Colorado Springs is 19 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dakota Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Colorado Springs: 100/100 · Dakota Ridge: 100/100
No gap.
Colorado Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dakota Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Colorado Springs: Unavailable · Dakota Ridge: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Colorado Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Dakota Ridge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Colorado Springs: 77/100 · Dakota Ridge: 65/100
Colorado Springs is 12 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Dakota Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Colorado Springs: 31/100 · Dakota Ridge: 28/100
Colorado Springs is 3 points higher.
Colorado 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.
Dakota Ridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.