City vs city
Big Sky vs Gardiner, MT
Big Sky currently scores 8 points higher overall than Gardiner, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Big Sky: 22/100 · Gardiner: 14/100
Big Sky is 8 points higher.
Flood
Big Sky: 26/100 · Gardiner: 0/100
Big Sky is 26 points higher.
Big Sky: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Gardiner: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Sky: 15/100 · Gardiner: 15/100
No gap.
Big Sky: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gardiner: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Sky: 9/100 · Gardiner: 10/100
Gardiner is 1 points higher.
Big Sky: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gardiner: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Sky: 0/100 · Gardiner: 0/100
No gap.
Big Sky: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gardiner: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Sky: 8/100 · Gardiner: 1/100
Big Sky is 7 points higher.
Big Sky: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gardiner: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Sky: Unavailable · Gardiner: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Sky: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gardiner: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Sky: 60/100 · Gardiner: 43/100
Big Sky is 17 points higher.
Big Sky: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gardiner: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Sky: 14/100 · Gardiner: 15/100
Gardiner is 1 points higher.
Big Sky: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Gardiner: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.