City vs city
Golden vs Thornton, CO
Golden currently scores 1 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 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
Golden: 49/100 · Thornton: 48/100
Golden is 1 points higher.
Flood
Golden: 41/100 · Thornton: 54/100
Thornton is 13 points higher.
Golden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Golden: 15/100 · Thornton: 15/100
No gap.
Golden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Thornton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Golden: 35/100 · Thornton: 32/100
Golden is 3 points higher.
Golden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Golden: 0/100 · Thornton: 27/100
Thornton is 27 points higher.
Golden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Golden: 100/100 · Thornton: 100/100
No gap.
Golden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Golden: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Golden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Golden: 72/100 · Thornton: 75/100
Thornton is 3 points higher.
Golden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Golden: 29/100 · Thornton: 31/100
Thornton is 2 points higher.
Golden: 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.