City vs city
Colorado Springs vs Monte Vista, CO
Colorado Springs currently scores 12 points higher overall than Monte Vista, with the largest gap in hail.
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: 43/100 · Monte Vista: 31/100
Colorado Springs is 12 points higher.
Flood
Colorado Springs: 36/100 · Monte Vista: 52/100
Monte Vista is 16 points higher.
Colorado Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Monte Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Colorado Springs: 15/100 · Monte Vista: 13/100
Colorado Springs is 2 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Monte Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Colorado Springs: 28/100 · Monte Vista: 19/100
Colorado Springs is 9 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Monte Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Colorado Springs: 8/100 · Monte Vista: 0/100
Colorado Springs is 8 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monte Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Colorado Springs: 100/100 · Monte Vista: 32/100
Colorado Springs is 68 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monte Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Colorado Springs: Unavailable · Monte Vista: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Colorado Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Monte Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Colorado Springs: 84/100 · Monte Vista: 42/100
Colorado Springs is 42 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Monte Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Colorado Springs: 31/100 · Monte Vista: 25/100
Colorado Springs is 6 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.
Monte Vista: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.