City vs city

Fort Collins vs Orchard Mesa, CO

Fort Collins currently scores 15 points higher overall than Orchard Mesa, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Fort Collins

48/100

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Orchard Mesa

33/100

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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 · Orchard Mesa: 33/100

Fort Collins is 15 points higher.

Flood

Fort Collins: 53/100 · Orchard Mesa: 47/100

Fort Collins is 6 points higher.

Fort Collins: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Orchard Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Fort Collins: 16/100 · Orchard Mesa: 12/100

Fort Collins is 4 points higher.

Fort Collins: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Orchard Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Fort Collins: 23/100 · Orchard Mesa: 15/100

Fort Collins is 8 points higher.

Fort Collins: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Orchard Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Fort Collins: 35/100 · Orchard Mesa: 8/100

Fort Collins is 27 points higher.

Fort Collins: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Orchard Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Fort Collins: 100/100 · Orchard Mesa: 30/100

Fort Collins is 70 points higher.

Fort Collins: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Orchard Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Fort Collins: Unavailable · Orchard Mesa: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Fort Collins: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Orchard Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Fort Collins: 68/100 · Orchard Mesa: 71/100

Orchard Mesa is 3 points higher.

Fort Collins: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Orchard Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Fort Collins: 39/100 · Orchard Mesa: 51/100

Orchard Mesa is 12 points higher.

Fort Collins: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Orchard Mesa: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.