City vs city
Columbine vs Thornton, CO
Thornton currently scores 5 points higher overall than Columbine, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Columbine: 40/100 · Thornton: 45/100
Thornton is 5 points higher.
Flood
Columbine: 55/100 · Thornton: 57/100
Thornton is 2 points higher.
Columbine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbine: 15/100 · Thornton: 16/100
Thornton is 1 points higher.
Columbine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Thornton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbine: 36/100 · Thornton: 29/100
Columbine is 7 points higher.
Columbine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbine: 23/100 · Thornton: 8/100
Columbine is 15 points higher.
Columbine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbine: 100/100 · Thornton: 100/100
No gap.
Columbine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbine: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbine: 23/100 · Thornton: 77/100
Thornton is 54 points higher.
Columbine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Columbine: 28/100 · Thornton: 31/100
Thornton is 3 points higher.
Columbine: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Thornton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.