City vs city
Fort Collins vs Idaho Springs, CO
Fort Collins currently scores 11 points higher overall than Idaho Springs, 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: 47/100 · Idaho Springs: 36/100
Fort Collins is 11 points higher.
Flood
Fort Collins: 68/100 · Idaho Springs: 36/100
Fort Collins is 32 points higher.
Fort Collins: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Idaho Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Collins: 16/100 · Idaho Springs: 15/100
Fort Collins is 1 points higher.
Fort Collins: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Idaho Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Collins: 25/100 · Idaho Springs: 29/100
Idaho Springs is 4 points higher.
Fort Collins: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Idaho Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Collins: 19/100 · Idaho Springs: 0/100
Fort Collins is 19 points higher.
Fort Collins: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Idaho Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Collins: 100/100 · Idaho Springs: 41/100
Fort Collins is 59 points higher.
Fort Collins: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Idaho Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Collins: Unavailable · Idaho Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Collins: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Idaho Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Collins: 62/100 · Idaho Springs: 67/100
Idaho Springs is 5 points higher.
Fort Collins: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Idaho Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Collins: 39/100 · Idaho Springs: 28/100
Fort Collins is 11 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.
Idaho Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.