City vs city
Billings vs Helena Valley Northwest, MT
Billings currently scores 12 points higher overall than Helena Valley Northwest, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Billings: 34/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 22/100
Billings is 12 points higher.
Flood
Billings: 38/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 26/100
Billings is 12 points higher.
Billings: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Helena Valley Northwest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Billings: 17/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 15/100
Billings is 2 points higher.
Billings: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Helena Valley Northwest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Billings: 12/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 11/100
Billings is 1 points higher.
Billings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Helena Valley Northwest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Billings: 8/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 0/100
Billings is 8 points higher.
Billings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena Valley Northwest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Billings: 100/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 8/100
Billings is 92 points higher.
Billings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena Valley Northwest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Billings: Unavailable · Helena Valley Northwest: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Billings: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Helena Valley Northwest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Billings: 46/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 56/100
Helena Valley Northwest is 10 points higher.
Billings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Helena Valley Northwest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Billings: 16/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 13/100
Billings is 3 points higher.
Billings: 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 Valley Northwest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.