City vs city
Fort Collins vs Orchard City, CO
Fort Collins currently scores 12 points higher overall than Orchard City, 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 · Orchard City: 35/100
Fort Collins is 12 points higher.
Flood
Fort Collins: 68/100 · Orchard City: 41/100
Fort Collins is 27 points higher.
Fort Collins: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Orchard City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Collins: 16/100 · Orchard City: 13/100
Fort Collins is 3 points higher.
Fort Collins: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Orchard City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Collins: 25/100 · Orchard City: 13/100
Fort Collins is 12 points higher.
Fort Collins: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Orchard City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Collins: 19/100 · Orchard City: 0/100
Fort Collins is 19 points higher.
Fort Collins: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orchard City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Collins: 100/100 · Orchard City: 3/100
Fort Collins is 97 points higher.
Fort Collins: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orchard City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Collins: Unavailable · Orchard City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Collins: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Orchard City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Collins: 62/100 · Orchard City: 50/100
Fort Collins is 12 points higher.
Fort Collins: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Orchard City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Collins: 39/100 · Orchard City: 87/100
Orchard City is 48 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.
Orchard City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.