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Lakewood vs Thornton, CO

Thornton currently scores 3 points higher overall than Lakewood, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Lakewood

42/100

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Thornton

45/100

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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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · Thornton: 45/100

Thornton is 3 points higher.

Flood

Lakewood: 43/100 · Thornton: 57/100

Thornton is 14 points higher.

Lakewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lakewood: 15/100 · Thornton: 16/100

Thornton is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Lakewood: 37/100 · Thornton: 29/100

Lakewood is 8 points higher.

Lakewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lakewood: 4/100 · Thornton: 8/100

Thornton is 4 points higher.

Lakewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lakewood: 100/100 · Thornton: 100/100

No gap.

Lakewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lakewood: Unavailable · Thornton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lakewood: 65/100 · Thornton: 77/100

Thornton is 12 points higher.

Lakewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lakewood: 28/100 · Thornton: 31/100

Thornton is 3 points higher.

Lakewood: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Thornton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.