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Gunnison vs Thornton, CO

Thornton currently scores 20 points higher overall than Gunnison, with the largest gap in hail.

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Gunnison

28/100

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Thornton

48/100

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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

Gunnison: 28/100 · Thornton: 48/100

Thornton is 20 points higher.

Flood

Gunnison: 49/100 · Thornton: 54/100

Thornton is 5 points higher.

Gunnison: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Gunnison: 13/100 · Thornton: 15/100

Thornton is 2 points higher.

Gunnison: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Thornton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Gunnison: 12/100 · Thornton: 32/100

Thornton is 20 points higher.

Gunnison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Gunnison: 0/100 · Thornton: 27/100

Thornton is 27 points higher.

Gunnison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Gunnison: 3/100 · Thornton: 100/100

Thornton is 97 points higher.

Gunnison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Gunnison: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Gunnison: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Thornton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Gunnison: 41/100 · Thornton: 75/100

Thornton is 34 points higher.

Gunnison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Gunnison: 47/100 · Thornton: 31/100

Gunnison is 16 points higher.

Gunnison: 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.