City vs city
Fruitvale vs Orchard Mesa, CO
Fruitvale currently scores 1 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.
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
Fruitvale: 34/100 · Orchard Mesa: 33/100
Fruitvale is 1 points higher.
Flood
Fruitvale: 44/100 · Orchard Mesa: 47/100
Orchard Mesa is 3 points higher.
Fruitvale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Orchard Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fruitvale: 12/100 · Orchard Mesa: 12/100
No gap.
Fruitvale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Orchard Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fruitvale: 15/100 · Orchard Mesa: 15/100
No gap.
Fruitvale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Orchard Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fruitvale: 0/100 · Orchard Mesa: 8/100
Orchard Mesa is 8 points higher.
Fruitvale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orchard Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fruitvale: 20/100 · Orchard Mesa: 30/100
Orchard Mesa is 10 points higher.
Fruitvale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orchard Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fruitvale: Unavailable · Orchard Mesa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fruitvale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Orchard Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fruitvale: 61/100 · Orchard Mesa: 71/100
Orchard Mesa is 10 points higher.
Fruitvale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Orchard Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fruitvale: 51/100 · Orchard Mesa: 51/100
No gap.
Fruitvale: 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 Mesa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.