City vs city
Fort Collins vs Merino, CO
Fort Collins currently scores 5 points higher overall than Merino, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Merino: 42/100
Fort Collins is 5 points higher.
Flood
Fort Collins: 68/100 · Merino: 49/100
Fort Collins is 19 points higher.
Fort Collins: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Merino: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Collins: 16/100 · Merino: 18/100
Merino is 2 points higher.
Fort Collins: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Merino: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Collins: 25/100 · Merino: 43/100
Merino is 18 points higher.
Fort Collins: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Merino: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Collins: 19/100 · Merino: 12/100
Fort Collins is 7 points higher.
Fort Collins: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merino: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Collins: 100/100 · Merino: 100/100
No gap.
Fort Collins: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merino: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Collins: Unavailable · Merino: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Collins: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Merino: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Collins: 62/100 · Merino: 44/100
Fort Collins is 18 points higher.
Fort Collins: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Merino: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Collins: 39/100 · Merino: 30/100
Fort Collins is 9 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.
Merino: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.