City vs city
Fort Collins vs Palmer Lake, CO
Fort Collins currently scores 5 points higher overall than Palmer Lake, 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 · Palmer Lake: 42/100
Fort Collins is 5 points higher.
Flood
Fort Collins: 68/100 · Palmer Lake: 36/100
Fort Collins is 32 points higher.
Fort Collins: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Palmer Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Collins: 16/100 · Palmer Lake: 15/100
Fort Collins is 1 points higher.
Fort Collins: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palmer Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Collins: 25/100 · Palmer Lake: 31/100
Palmer Lake is 6 points higher.
Fort Collins: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palmer Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Collins: 19/100 · Palmer Lake: 15/100
Fort Collins is 4 points higher.
Fort Collins: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmer Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Collins: 100/100 · Palmer Lake: 71/100
Fort Collins is 29 points higher.
Fort Collins: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmer Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Collins: Unavailable · Palmer Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Collins: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palmer Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Collins: 62/100 · Palmer Lake: 94/100
Palmer Lake is 32 points higher.
Fort Collins: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palmer Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Collins: 39/100 · Palmer Lake: 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.
Palmer Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.