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Cortez vs Durango, CO

Durango currently scores 4 points higher overall than Cortez, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Cortez

26/100

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Durango

30/100

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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

Cortez: 26/100 · Durango: 30/100

Durango is 4 points higher.

Flood

Cortez: 44/100 · Durango: 36/100

Cortez is 8 points higher.

Cortez: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Durango: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Cortez: 12/100 · Durango: 12/100

No gap.

Cortez: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Durango: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Cortez: 17/100 · Durango: 20/100

Durango is 3 points higher.

Cortez: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Durango: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Cortez: 15/100 · Durango: 0/100

Cortez is 15 points higher.

Cortez: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Durango: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Cortez: 12/100 · Durango: 17/100

Durango is 5 points higher.

Cortez: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Durango: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Cortez: Unavailable · Durango: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Cortez: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Durango: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Cortez: 53/100 · Durango: 70/100

Durango is 17 points higher.

Cortez: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Durango: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Cortez: 28/100 · Durango: 24/100

Cortez is 4 points higher.

Cortez: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Durango: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.