City vs city
Denver vs Idaho Springs, CO
Denver currently scores 20 points higher overall than Idaho Springs, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Denver: 56/100 · Idaho Springs: 36/100
Denver is 20 points higher.
Flood
Denver: 45/100 · Idaho Springs: 36/100
Denver is 9 points higher.
Denver: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Idaho Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Denver: 15/100 · Idaho Springs: 15/100
No gap.
Denver: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Idaho Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Denver: 35/100 · Idaho Springs: 29/100
Denver is 6 points higher.
Denver: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Idaho Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Denver: 92/100 · Idaho Springs: 0/100
Denver is 92 points higher.
Denver: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Idaho Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Denver: 100/100 · Idaho Springs: 41/100
Denver is 59 points higher.
Denver: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Idaho Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Denver: Unavailable · Idaho Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Denver: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Idaho Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Denver: 75/100 · Idaho Springs: 67/100
Denver is 8 points higher.
Denver: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Idaho Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Denver: 30/100 · Idaho Springs: 28/100
Denver is 2 points higher.
Denver: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Idaho 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.