City vs city
Firestone vs Thornton, CO
Firestone currently scores 2 points higher overall than Thornton, 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
Firestone: 50/100 · Thornton: 48/100
Firestone is 2 points higher.
Flood
Firestone: 52/100 · Thornton: 54/100
Thornton is 2 points higher.
Firestone: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Firestone: 16/100 · Thornton: 15/100
Firestone is 1 points higher.
Firestone: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Thornton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Firestone: 27/100 · Thornton: 32/100
Thornton is 5 points higher.
Firestone: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Firestone: 46/100 · Thornton: 27/100
Firestone is 19 points higher.
Firestone: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Firestone: 100/100 · Thornton: 100/100
No gap.
Firestone: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Firestone: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Firestone: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Firestone: 75/100 · Thornton: 75/100
No gap.
Firestone: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Firestone: 32/100 · Thornton: 31/100
Firestone is 1 points higher.
Firestone: 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.