City vs city
Boise vs Garden City, ID
Garden City currently scores 1 points higher overall than Boise, 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 · Garden City: 22/100
Garden City is 1 points higher.
Flood
Boise: 20/100 · Garden City: 29/100
Garden City is 9 points higher.
Boise: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Garden City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Boise: 11/100 · Garden City: 11/100
No gap.
Boise: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Garden City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Boise: 7/100 · Garden City: 7/100
No gap.
Boise: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Garden City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Boise: 4/100 · Garden City: 8/100
Garden City is 4 points higher.
Boise: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Garden City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Boise: 10/100 · Garden City: 25/100
Garden City is 15 points higher.
Boise: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Garden City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Boise: Unavailable · Garden City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Boise: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Garden City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Boise: 77/100 · Garden City: 61/100
Boise is 16 points higher.
Boise: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Garden City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Boise: 15/100 · Garden City: 15/100
No gap.
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.
Garden City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.