City vs city
Colorado Springs vs Palmer Lake, CO
Colorado Springs currently scores 1 points higher overall than Palmer Lake, 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 · Palmer Lake: 42/100
Colorado Springs is 1 points higher.
Flood
Colorado Springs: 36/100 · Palmer Lake: 36/100
No gap.
Colorado Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Palmer Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Colorado Springs: 15/100 · Palmer Lake: 15/100
No gap.
Colorado Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palmer Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Colorado Springs: 28/100 · Palmer Lake: 31/100
Palmer Lake is 3 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palmer Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Colorado Springs: 8/100 · Palmer Lake: 15/100
Palmer Lake is 7 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmer Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Colorado Springs: 100/100 · Palmer Lake: 71/100
Colorado Springs is 29 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmer Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Colorado Springs: Unavailable · Palmer Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Colorado Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palmer Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Colorado Springs: 84/100 · Palmer Lake: 94/100
Palmer Lake is 10 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palmer Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Colorado Springs: 31/100 · Palmer Lake: 30/100
Colorado Springs is 1 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.
Palmer Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.