City vs city
Colorado Springs vs Valdez, CO
Colorado Springs currently scores 2 points higher overall than Valdez, 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 · Valdez: 41/100
Colorado Springs is 2 points higher.
Flood
Colorado Springs: 36/100 · Valdez: 39/100
Valdez is 3 points higher.
Colorado Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Valdez: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Colorado Springs: 15/100 · Valdez: 14/100
Colorado Springs is 1 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valdez: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Colorado Springs: 28/100 · Valdez: 47/100
Valdez is 19 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valdez: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Colorado Springs: 8/100 · Valdez: 0/100
Colorado Springs is 8 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valdez: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Colorado Springs: 100/100 · Valdez: 36/100
Colorado Springs is 64 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valdez: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Colorado Springs: Unavailable · Valdez: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Colorado Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valdez: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Colorado Springs: 84/100 · Valdez: 69/100
Colorado Springs is 15 points higher.
Colorado Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valdez: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Colorado Springs: 31/100 · Valdez: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
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.
Valdez: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.