City vs city
Lakewood vs Monte Vista, CO
Lakewood currently scores 11 points higher overall than Monte Vista, 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
Lakewood: 42/100 · Monte Vista: 31/100
Lakewood is 11 points higher.
Flood
Lakewood: 43/100 · Monte Vista: 52/100
Monte Vista is 9 points higher.
Lakewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Monte Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lakewood: 15/100 · Monte Vista: 13/100
Lakewood is 2 points higher.
Lakewood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Monte Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lakewood: 37/100 · Monte Vista: 19/100
Lakewood is 18 points higher.
Lakewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Monte Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lakewood: 4/100 · Monte Vista: 0/100
Lakewood is 4 points higher.
Lakewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monte Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lakewood: 100/100 · Monte Vista: 32/100
Lakewood is 68 points higher.
Lakewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monte Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lakewood: Unavailable · Monte Vista: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lakewood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Monte Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lakewood: 65/100 · Monte Vista: 42/100
Lakewood is 23 points higher.
Lakewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Monte Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lakewood: 28/100 · Monte Vista: 25/100
Lakewood is 3 points higher.
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.
Monte Vista: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.