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Idledale vs Thornton, CO

Idledale currently scores 1 points higher overall than Thornton, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Idledale

49/100

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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

Idledale: 49/100 · Thornton: 48/100

Idledale is 1 points higher.

Flood

Idledale: 36/100 · Thornton: 54/100

Thornton is 18 points higher.

Idledale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Idledale: 15/100 · Thornton: 15/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Idledale: 37/100 · Thornton: 32/100

Idledale is 5 points higher.

Idledale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Idledale: 0/100 · Thornton: 27/100

Thornton is 27 points higher.

Idledale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Idledale: 91/100 · Thornton: 100/100

Thornton is 9 points higher.

Idledale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Idledale: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Idledale: 84/100 · Thornton: 75/100

Idledale is 9 points higher.

Idledale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Idledale: 28/100 · Thornton: 31/100

Thornton is 3 points higher.

Idledale: 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.