City vs city
Boise vs Cottonwood, ID
Boise currently scores 4 points higher overall than Cottonwood, 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 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
Boise: 21/100 · Cottonwood: 17/100
Boise is 4 points higher.
Flood
Boise: 20/100 · Cottonwood: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Boise: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Cottonwood: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Boise: 11/100 · Cottonwood: 12/100
Cottonwood is 1 points higher.
Boise: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cottonwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Boise: 7/100 · Cottonwood: 13/100
Cottonwood is 6 points higher.
Boise: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cottonwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Boise: 4/100 · Cottonwood: 0/100
Boise is 4 points higher.
Boise: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottonwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Boise: 10/100 · Cottonwood: 11/100
Cottonwood is 1 points higher.
Boise: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottonwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Boise: Unavailable · Cottonwood: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Boise: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cottonwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Boise: 77/100 · Cottonwood: 54/100
Boise is 23 points higher.
Boise: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cottonwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Boise: 15/100 · Cottonwood: 10/100
Boise is 5 points higher.
Boise: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cottonwood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.