City vs city
Big Sky vs West Yellowstone, MT
Big Sky currently scores 2 points higher overall than West Yellowstone, 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
Big Sky: 22/100 · West Yellowstone: 20/100
Big Sky is 2 points higher.
Flood
Big Sky: 26/100 · West Yellowstone: 26/100
No gap.
Big Sky: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
West Yellowstone: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Sky: 15/100 · West Yellowstone: 15/100
No gap.
Big Sky: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Yellowstone: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Sky: 9/100 · West Yellowstone: 13/100
West Yellowstone is 4 points higher.
Big Sky: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Yellowstone: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Sky: 0/100 · West Yellowstone: 0/100
No gap.
Big Sky: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Yellowstone: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Sky: 8/100 · West Yellowstone: 1/100
Big Sky is 7 points higher.
Big Sky: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Yellowstone: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Sky: Unavailable · West Yellowstone: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Sky: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Yellowstone: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Sky: 60/100 · West Yellowstone: 52/100
Big Sky is 8 points higher.
Big Sky: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Yellowstone: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Sky: 14/100 · West Yellowstone: 14/100
No gap.
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.
West Yellowstone: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.