City vs city
Cottonwood vs Meridian, ID
Meridian currently scores 6 points higher overall than Cottonwood, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Cottonwood: 17/100 · Meridian: 23/100
Meridian is 6 points higher.
Flood
Cottonwood: Unavailable · Meridian: 34/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottonwood: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Meridian: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottonwood: 12/100 · Meridian: 11/100
Cottonwood is 1 points higher.
Cottonwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Meridian: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottonwood: 13/100 · Meridian: 7/100
Cottonwood is 6 points higher.
Cottonwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Meridian: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottonwood: 0/100 · Meridian: 0/100
No gap.
Cottonwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Meridian: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottonwood: 11/100 · Meridian: 12/100
Meridian is 1 points higher.
Cottonwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Meridian: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottonwood: Unavailable · Meridian: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottonwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Meridian: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottonwood: 54/100 · Meridian: 57/100
Meridian is 3 points higher.
Cottonwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Meridian: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cottonwood: 10/100 · Meridian: 15/100
Meridian is 5 points higher.
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.
Meridian: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.