City vs city
Fountain vs Thornton, CO
Thornton currently scores 4 points higher overall than Fountain, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Fountain: 44/100 · Thornton: 48/100
Thornton is 4 points higher.
Flood
Fountain: 57/100 · Thornton: 54/100
Fountain is 3 points higher.
Fountain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fountain: 15/100 · Thornton: 15/100
No gap.
Fountain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Thornton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fountain: 22/100 · Thornton: 32/100
Thornton is 10 points higher.
Fountain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fountain: 19/100 · Thornton: 27/100
Thornton is 8 points higher.
Fountain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fountain: 100/100 · Thornton: 100/100
No gap.
Fountain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fountain: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fountain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fountain: 64/100 · Thornton: 75/100
Thornton is 11 points higher.
Fountain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fountain: 30/100 · Thornton: 31/100
Thornton is 1 points higher.
Fountain: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Thornton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.