City vs city
Orchard Mesa vs Palisade, CO
Orchard Mesa currently scores 3 points higher overall than Palisade, 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 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
Orchard Mesa: 33/100 · Palisade: 30/100
Orchard Mesa is 3 points higher.
Flood
Orchard Mesa: 47/100 · Palisade: 39/100
Orchard Mesa is 8 points higher.
Orchard Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Palisade: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Orchard Mesa: 12/100 · Palisade: 13/100
Palisade is 1 points higher.
Orchard Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palisade: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Orchard Mesa: 15/100 · Palisade: 15/100
No gap.
Orchard Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palisade: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Orchard Mesa: 8/100 · Palisade: 4/100
Orchard Mesa is 4 points higher.
Orchard Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palisade: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Orchard Mesa: 30/100 · Palisade: 17/100
Orchard Mesa is 13 points higher.
Orchard Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palisade: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Orchard Mesa: Unavailable · Palisade: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Orchard Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palisade: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Orchard Mesa: 71/100 · Palisade: 72/100
Palisade is 1 points higher.
Orchard Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palisade: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Orchard Mesa: 51/100 · Palisade: 51/100
No gap.
Orchard Mesa: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Palisade: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.