City vs city
Fort Lupton vs Thornton, CO
Fort Lupton currently scores 4 points higher overall than Thornton, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 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 Lupton: 49/100 · Thornton: 45/100
Fort Lupton is 4 points higher.
Flood
Fort Lupton: 67/100 · Thornton: 57/100
Fort Lupton is 10 points higher.
Fort Lupton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Lupton: 16/100 · Thornton: 16/100
No gap.
Fort Lupton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Thornton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Lupton: 29/100 · Thornton: 29/100
No gap.
Fort Lupton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Lupton: 35/100 · Thornton: 8/100
Fort Lupton is 27 points higher.
Fort Lupton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Lupton: 100/100 · Thornton: 100/100
No gap.
Fort Lupton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Lupton: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Lupton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Lupton: 69/100 · Thornton: 77/100
Thornton is 8 points higher.
Fort Lupton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fort Lupton: 30/100 · Thornton: 31/100
Thornton is 1 points higher.
Fort Lupton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Thornton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.