City vs city
Fort Collins vs Hotchkiss, CO
Fort Collins currently scores 6 points higher overall than Hotchkiss, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Fort Collins: 48/100 · Hotchkiss: 42/100
Fort Collins is 6 points higher.
Flood
Fort Collins: 53/100 · Hotchkiss: 40/100
Fort Collins is 13 points higher.
Fort Collins: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Hotchkiss: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Collins: 16/100 · Hotchkiss: 13/100
Fort Collins is 3 points higher.
Fort Collins: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hotchkiss: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Collins: 23/100 · Hotchkiss: 13/100
Fort Collins is 10 points higher.
Fort Collins: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hotchkiss: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Collins: 35/100 · Hotchkiss: 0/100
Fort Collins is 35 points higher.
Fort Collins: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hotchkiss: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Collins: 100/100 · Hotchkiss: 0/100
Fort Collins is 100 points higher.
Fort Collins: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hotchkiss: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Collins: Unavailable · Hotchkiss: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Collins: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hotchkiss: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Collins: 68/100 · Hotchkiss: 59/100
Fort Collins is 9 points higher.
Fort Collins: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hotchkiss: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Collins: 39/100 · Hotchkiss: 86/100
Hotchkiss is 47 points higher.
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.
Hotchkiss: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.