City vs city
Basalt vs Meridian, ID
Meridian currently scores 8 points higher overall than Basalt, 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
Basalt: 15/100 · Meridian: 23/100
Meridian is 8 points higher.
Flood
Basalt: Unavailable · Meridian: 34/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Basalt: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Meridian: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Basalt: 13/100 · Meridian: 11/100
Basalt is 2 points higher.
Basalt: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Meridian: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Basalt: 11/100 · Meridian: 7/100
Basalt is 4 points higher.
Basalt: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Meridian: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Basalt: 8/100 · Meridian: 0/100
Basalt is 8 points higher.
Basalt: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Meridian: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Basalt: 16/100 · Meridian: 12/100
Basalt is 4 points higher.
Basalt: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Meridian: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Basalt: Unavailable · Meridian: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Basalt: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Meridian: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Basalt: 44/100 · Meridian: 57/100
Meridian is 13 points higher.
Basalt: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Meridian: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Basalt: 14/100 · Meridian: 15/100
Meridian is 1 points higher.
Basalt: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Meridian: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.