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Boise vs Idaho City, ID

Boise currently scores 2 points higher overall than Idaho City, with the largest gap in ingested air quality.

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Idaho City

19/100

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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 · Idaho City: 19/100

Boise is 2 points higher.

Flood

Boise: 20/100 · Idaho City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Boise: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Idaho City: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Boise: 11/100 · Idaho City: 11/100

No gap.

Boise: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Idaho City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Boise: 7/100 · Idaho City: 6/100

Boise is 1 points higher.

Boise: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Idaho City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Boise: 4/100 · Idaho City: 0/100

Boise is 4 points higher.

Boise: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Idaho City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Boise: 10/100 · Idaho City: 9/100

Boise is 1 points higher.

Boise: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Idaho City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Boise: Unavailable · Idaho City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Boise: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Idaho City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Boise: 77/100 · Idaho City: 79/100

Idaho City is 2 points higher.

Boise: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Idaho City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Boise: 15/100 · Idaho City: 8/100

Boise is 7 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.

Idaho 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.