City vs city
Billings vs Laurel, MT
Laurel currently scores 5 points higher overall than Billings, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · Laurel: 39/100
Laurel is 5 points higher.
Flood
Billings: 38/100 · Laurel: 37/100
Billings is 1 points higher.
Billings: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Laurel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Billings: 17/100 · Laurel: 17/100
No gap.
Billings: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Laurel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Billings: 12/100 · Laurel: 13/100
Laurel is 1 points higher.
Billings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Laurel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Billings: 8/100 · Laurel: 0/100
Billings is 8 points higher.
Billings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Laurel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Billings: 100/100 · Laurel: 98/100
Billings is 2 points higher.
Billings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Laurel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Billings: Unavailable · Laurel: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Billings: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Laurel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Billings: 46/100 · Laurel: 54/100
Laurel is 8 points higher.
Billings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Laurel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Billings: 16/100 · Laurel: 16/100
No gap.
Billings: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Laurel: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.