City vs city
Denver vs Palmer Lake, CO
Denver currently scores 14 points higher overall than Palmer Lake, 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 · Palmer Lake: 42/100
Denver is 14 points higher.
Flood
Denver: 45/100 · Palmer Lake: 36/100
Denver is 9 points higher.
Denver: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Palmer Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Denver: 15/100 · Palmer Lake: 15/100
No gap.
Denver: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palmer Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Denver: 35/100 · Palmer Lake: 31/100
Denver is 4 points higher.
Denver: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palmer Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Denver: 92/100 · Palmer Lake: 15/100
Denver is 77 points higher.
Denver: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmer Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Denver: 100/100 · Palmer Lake: 71/100
Denver is 29 points higher.
Denver: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmer Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Denver: Unavailable · Palmer Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Denver: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palmer Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Denver: 75/100 · Palmer Lake: 94/100
Palmer Lake is 19 points higher.
Denver: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palmer Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Denver: 30/100 · Palmer Lake: 30/100
No gap.
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.
Palmer Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.