City vs city

Fort Carson vs Thornton, CO

Thornton currently scores 6 points higher overall than Fort Carson, with the largest gap in tornado.

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

Fort Carson

42/100

Open city page →

Thornton

48/100

Open city page →

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

Fort Carson: 42/100 · Thornton: 48/100

Thornton is 6 points higher.

Flood

Fort Carson: 43/100 · Thornton: 54/100

Thornton is 11 points higher.

Fort Carson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Fort Carson: 15/100 · Thornton: 15/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Fort Carson: 24/100 · Thornton: 32/100

Thornton is 8 points higher.

Fort Carson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Fort Carson: 12/100 · Thornton: 27/100

Thornton is 15 points higher.

Fort Carson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Fort Carson: 100/100 · Thornton: 100/100

No gap.

Fort Carson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Fort Carson: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Fort Carson: 68/100 · Thornton: 75/100

Thornton is 7 points higher.

Fort Carson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Fort Carson: 31/100 · Thornton: 31/100

No gap.

Fort Carson: 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.