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Baker vs Helena, MT

Baker currently scores 6 points higher overall than Helena, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Helena

34/100

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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

Baker: 40/100 · Helena: 34/100

Baker is 6 points higher.

Flood

Baker: Unavailable · Helena: 17/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Baker: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Helena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Baker: 18/100 · Helena: 15/100

Baker is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Baker: 20/100 · Helena: 9/100

Baker is 11 points higher.

Baker: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Helena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Baker: 65/100 · Helena: 4/100

Baker is 61 points higher.

Baker: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Helena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Baker: 100/100 · Helena: 100/100

No gap.

Baker: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Helena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Baker: Unavailable · Helena: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Baker: 49/100 · Helena: 77/100

Helena is 28 points higher.

Baker: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Helena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Baker: 27/100 · Helena: 13/100

Baker is 14 points higher.

Baker: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Helena: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.