City vs city
Colorado Springs vs Orchard Mesa, CO
Colorado Springs currently scores 13 points higher overall than Orchard Mesa, 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: 46/100 · Orchard Mesa: 33/100
Colorado Springs is 13 points higher.
Flood
Colorado Springs: 44/100 · Orchard Mesa: 47/100
Orchard Mesa is 3 points higher.
Colorado Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Orchard Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Colorado Springs: 15/100 · Orchard Mesa: 12/100
Colorado Springs is 3 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Orchard Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Colorado Springs: 29/100 · Orchard Mesa: 15/100
Colorado Springs is 14 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Orchard Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Colorado Springs: 23/100 · Orchard Mesa: 8/100
Colorado Springs is 15 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orchard Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Colorado Springs: 100/100 · Orchard Mesa: 30/100
Colorado Springs is 70 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orchard Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Colorado Springs: Unavailable · Orchard Mesa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Colorado Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Orchard Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Colorado Springs: 77/100 · Orchard Mesa: 71/100
Colorado Springs is 6 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Orchard Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Colorado Springs: 31/100 · Orchard Mesa: 51/100
Orchard Mesa is 20 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.
Orchard Mesa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.