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Denver vs Lafayette, CO

Denver currently scores 6 points higher overall than Lafayette, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Denver

56/100

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Lafayette

50/100

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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 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

Denver: 56/100 · Lafayette: 50/100

Denver is 6 points higher.

Flood

Denver: 45/100 · Lafayette: 73/100

Lafayette is 28 points higher.

Denver: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Denver: 15/100 · Lafayette: 15/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Denver: 35/100 · Lafayette: 29/100

Denver is 6 points higher.

Denver: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Denver: 92/100 · Lafayette: 23/100

Denver is 69 points higher.

Denver: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Denver: 100/100 · Lafayette: 100/100

No gap.

Denver: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Denver: Unavailable · Lafayette: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Denver: 75/100 · Lafayette: 79/100

Lafayette is 4 points higher.

Denver: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Denver: 30/100 · Lafayette: 30/100

No gap.

Denver: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Lafayette: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.