City vs city
Crested Butte vs Fort Collins, CO
Fort Collins currently scores 15 points higher overall than Crested Butte, 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
Crested Butte: 33/100 · Fort Collins: 48/100
Fort Collins is 15 points higher.
Flood
Crested Butte: 52/100 · Fort Collins: 53/100
Fort Collins is 1 points higher.
Crested Butte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Fort Collins: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Crested Butte: 13/100 · Fort Collins: 16/100
Fort Collins is 3 points higher.
Crested Butte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Collins: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Crested Butte: 11/100 · Fort Collins: 23/100
Fort Collins is 12 points higher.
Crested Butte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Collins: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Crested Butte: 0/100 · Fort Collins: 35/100
Fort Collins is 35 points higher.
Crested Butte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Collins: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Crested Butte: 0/100 · Fort Collins: 100/100
Fort Collins is 100 points higher.
Crested Butte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Collins: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Crested Butte: Unavailable · Fort Collins: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Crested Butte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Collins: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Crested Butte: 41/100 · Fort Collins: 68/100
Fort Collins is 27 points higher.
Crested Butte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Collins: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Crested Butte: 47/100 · Fort Collins: 39/100
Crested Butte is 8 points higher.
Crested Butte: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Fort Collins: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.