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Lafayette vs Thornton, CO

Lafayette currently scores 2 points higher overall than Thornton, with the largest gap in flood.

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Lafayette

50/100

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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

Lafayette: 50/100 · Thornton: 48/100

Lafayette is 2 points higher.

Flood

Lafayette: 73/100 · Thornton: 54/100

Lafayette is 19 points higher.

Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Lafayette: 15/100 · Thornton: 15/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Lafayette: 29/100 · Thornton: 32/100

Thornton is 3 points higher.

Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lafayette: 23/100 · Thornton: 27/100

Thornton is 4 points higher.

Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lafayette: 100/100 · Thornton: 100/100

No gap.

Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lafayette: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lafayette: 79/100 · Thornton: 75/100

Lafayette is 4 points higher.

Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Lafayette: 30/100 · Thornton: 31/100

Thornton is 1 points higher.

Lafayette: 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.