City vs city
Highlands Ranch vs Lakewood, CO
Lakewood currently scores 2 points higher overall than Highlands Ranch, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Highlands Ranch: 40/100 · Lakewood: 42/100
Lakewood is 2 points higher.
Flood
Highlands Ranch: 36/100 · Lakewood: 43/100
Lakewood is 7 points higher.
Highlands Ranch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Lakewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highlands Ranch: 15/100 · Lakewood: 15/100
No gap.
Highlands Ranch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lakewood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highlands Ranch: 35/100 · Lakewood: 37/100
Lakewood is 2 points higher.
Highlands Ranch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lakewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highlands Ranch: 4/100 · Lakewood: 4/100
No gap.
Highlands Ranch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lakewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highlands Ranch: 100/100 · Lakewood: 100/100
No gap.
Highlands Ranch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lakewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highlands Ranch: Unavailable · Lakewood: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highlands Ranch: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lakewood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highlands Ranch: 61/100 · Lakewood: 65/100
Lakewood is 4 points higher.
Highlands Ranch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lakewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highlands Ranch: 28/100 · Lakewood: 28/100
No gap.
Highlands Ranch: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lakewood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.