City vs city
Fort Collins vs Golden, CO
Golden currently scores 1 points higher overall than Fort Collins, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 Collins: 48/100 · Golden: 49/100
Golden is 1 points higher.
Flood
Fort Collins: 53/100 · Golden: 41/100
Fort Collins is 12 points higher.
Fort Collins: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Golden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Collins: 16/100 · Golden: 15/100
Fort Collins is 1 points higher.
Fort Collins: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Golden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Collins: 23/100 · Golden: 35/100
Golden is 12 points higher.
Fort Collins: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Golden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Collins: 35/100 · Golden: 0/100
Fort Collins is 35 points higher.
Fort Collins: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Golden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Collins: 100/100 · Golden: 100/100
No gap.
Fort Collins: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Golden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Collins: Unavailable · Golden: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Collins: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Golden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Collins: 68/100 · Golden: 72/100
Golden is 4 points higher.
Fort Collins: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Golden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fort Collins: 39/100 · Golden: 29/100
Fort Collins is 10 points higher.
Fort Collins: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Golden: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.