City vs city
Billings vs Medicine Lake, MT
Billings currently scores 12 points higher overall than Medicine Lake, 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 · Medicine Lake: 22/100
Billings is 12 points higher.
Flood
Billings: 38/100 · Medicine Lake: 39/100
Medicine Lake is 1 points higher.
Billings: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Medicine Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Billings: 17/100 · Medicine Lake: 18/100
Medicine Lake is 1 points higher.
Billings: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Medicine Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Billings: 12/100 · Medicine Lake: 25/100
Medicine Lake is 13 points higher.
Billings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Medicine Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Billings: 8/100 · Medicine Lake: 0/100
Billings is 8 points higher.
Billings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medicine Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Billings: 100/100 · Medicine Lake: 7/100
Billings is 93 points higher.
Billings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medicine Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Billings: Unavailable · Medicine Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Billings: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Medicine Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Billings: 46/100 · Medicine Lake: 30/100
Billings is 16 points higher.
Billings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Medicine Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Billings: 16/100 · Medicine Lake: 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.
Medicine Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.