City vs city
Montrose vs Orchard City, CO
Montrose currently scores 4 points higher overall than Orchard City, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 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
Montrose: 39/100 · Orchard City: 35/100
Montrose is 4 points higher.
Flood
Montrose: 47/100 · Orchard City: 41/100
Montrose is 6 points higher.
Montrose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Orchard City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Montrose: 13/100 · Orchard City: 13/100
No gap.
Montrose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Orchard City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Montrose: 16/100 · Orchard City: 13/100
Montrose is 3 points higher.
Montrose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Orchard City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Montrose: 0/100 · Orchard City: 0/100
No gap.
Montrose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orchard City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Montrose: 10/100 · Orchard City: 3/100
Montrose is 7 points higher.
Montrose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orchard City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Montrose: Unavailable · Orchard City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Montrose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Orchard City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Montrose: 62/100 · Orchard City: 50/100
Montrose is 12 points higher.
Montrose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Orchard City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Montrose: 83/100 · Orchard City: 87/100
Orchard City is 4 points higher.
Montrose: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Orchard City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.