City vs city
Thornton vs Westminster, CO
Westminster currently scores 2 points higher overall than Thornton, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Thornton: 48/100 · Westminster: 50/100
Westminster is 2 points higher.
Flood
Thornton: 54/100 · Westminster: 87/100
Westminster is 33 points higher.
Thornton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Westminster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Thornton: 15/100 · Westminster: 15/100
No gap.
Thornton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Westminster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Thornton: 32/100 · Westminster: 32/100
No gap.
Thornton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Westminster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Thornton: 27/100 · Westminster: 8/100
Thornton is 19 points higher.
Thornton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Westminster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Thornton: 100/100 · Westminster: 100/100
No gap.
Thornton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Westminster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Thornton: Unavailable · Westminster: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Thornton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Westminster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Thornton: 75/100 · Westminster: 78/100
Westminster is 3 points higher.
Thornton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Westminster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Thornton: 31/100 · Westminster: 30/100
Thornton is 1 points higher.
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.
Westminster: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.