City vs city
Hotchkiss vs Thornton, CO
Thornton currently scores 6 points higher overall than Hotchkiss, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · Thornton: 48/100
Thornton is 6 points higher.
Flood
Hotchkiss: 40/100 · Thornton: 54/100
Thornton is 14 points higher.
Hotchkiss: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hotchkiss: 13/100 · Thornton: 15/100
Thornton is 2 points higher.
Hotchkiss: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Thornton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hotchkiss: 13/100 · Thornton: 32/100
Thornton is 19 points higher.
Hotchkiss: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hotchkiss: 0/100 · Thornton: 27/100
Thornton is 27 points higher.
Hotchkiss: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hotchkiss: 0/100 · Thornton: 100/100
Thornton is 100 points higher.
Hotchkiss: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hotchkiss: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hotchkiss: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Thornton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hotchkiss: 59/100 · Thornton: 75/100
Thornton is 16 points higher.
Hotchkiss: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hotchkiss: 86/100 · Thornton: 31/100
Hotchkiss is 55 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.
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.