City vs city
Federal Heights vs Fort Collins, CO
Federal Heights currently scores 2 points higher overall than Fort Collins, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Federal Heights: 50/100 · Fort Collins: 48/100
Federal Heights is 2 points higher.
Flood
Federal Heights: 87/100 · Fort Collins: 53/100
Federal Heights is 34 points higher.
Federal Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Fort Collins: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Federal Heights: 15/100 · Fort Collins: 16/100
Fort Collins is 1 points higher.
Federal Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Collins: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Federal Heights: 32/100 · Fort Collins: 23/100
Federal Heights is 9 points higher.
Federal Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Collins: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Federal Heights: 8/100 · Fort Collins: 35/100
Fort Collins is 27 points higher.
Federal Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Collins: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Federal Heights: 100/100 · Fort Collins: 100/100
No gap.
Federal Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Collins: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Federal Heights: Unavailable · Fort Collins: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Federal Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Collins: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Federal Heights: 78/100 · Fort Collins: 68/100
Federal Heights is 10 points higher.
Federal Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Collins: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Federal Heights: 30/100 · Fort Collins: 39/100
Fort Collins is 9 points higher.
Federal Heights: 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.