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Erie vs Thornton, CO

Erie currently scores 3 points higher overall than Thornton, with the largest gap in flood.

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Thornton

48/100

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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

Erie: 51/100 · Thornton: 48/100

Erie is 3 points higher.

Flood

Erie: 93/100 · Thornton: 54/100

Erie is 39 points higher.

Erie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.

Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Erie: 15/100 · Thornton: 15/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Erie: 26/100 · Thornton: 32/100

Thornton is 6 points higher.

Erie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Erie: 19/100 · Thornton: 27/100

Thornton is 8 points higher.

Erie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Erie: 100/100 · Thornton: 100/100

No gap.

Erie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Erie: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Erie: 77/100 · Thornton: 75/100

Erie is 2 points higher.

Erie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Erie: 30/100 · Thornton: 31/100

Thornton is 1 points higher.

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

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