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Highest risk cities in Colorado

Highest wildfire risk cities in Colorado

Ranked city list for long-term wildfire hazard potential. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Wildfire score

73/100

Updated Thu, Jul 2, 7:48 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by wildfire score.

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#1

Palmer Lake, CO

21 points above the state average

#2

Manitou Springs, CO

19 points above the state average

#3

Woodland Park, CO

12 points above the state average

#4

Air Force Academy, CO

11 points above the state average

#5

Genesee, CO

11 points above the state average

#6

Indian Hills, CO

11 points above the state average

#7

Trinidad, CO

9 points above the state average

#8

Broomfield, CO

6 points above the state average

#9

Lafayette, CO

6 points above the state average

#10

Berkley, CO

5 points above the state average

#11

Federal Heights, CO

5 points above the state average

#12

Rangely, CO

5 points above the state average

#13

Shaw Heights, CO

5 points above the state average

#14

Sherrelwood, CO

5 points above the state average

#15

Twin Lakes, CO

5 points above the state average

#16

Westminster, CO

5 points above the state average

#17

Denver, CO

4 points above the state average

#18

Erie, CO

4 points above the state average

#19

Evergreen, CO

4 points above the state average

#20

Gleneagle, CO

4 points above the state average

#21

Monument, CO

4 points above the state average

#22

Northglenn, CO

4 points above the state average

#23

Thornton, CO

4 points above the state average

#24

Applewood, CO

3 points above the state average

#25

Arvada, CO

3 points above the state average

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.