City vs city
Hotchkiss vs Paonia, CO
Hotchkiss currently scores 6 points higher overall than Paonia, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Hotchkiss: 42/100 · Paonia: 36/100
Hotchkiss is 6 points higher.
Flood
Hotchkiss: 40/100 · Paonia: 37/100
Hotchkiss is 3 points higher.
Hotchkiss: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Paonia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hotchkiss: 13/100 · Paonia: 13/100
No gap.
Hotchkiss: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paonia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hotchkiss: 13/100 · Paonia: 13/100
No gap.
Hotchkiss: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paonia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hotchkiss: 0/100 · Paonia: 0/100
No gap.
Hotchkiss: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paonia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hotchkiss: 0/100 · Paonia: 1/100
Paonia is 1 points higher.
Hotchkiss: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paonia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hotchkiss: Unavailable · Paonia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hotchkiss: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paonia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hotchkiss: 59/100 · Paonia: 69/100
Paonia is 10 points higher.
Hotchkiss: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paonia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hotchkiss: 86/100 · Paonia: 83/100
Hotchkiss is 3 points higher.
Hotchkiss: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Paonia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.