City vs city
Billings vs Plains, MT
Billings currently scores 9 points higher overall than Plains, 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 · Plains: 25/100
Billings is 9 points higher.
Flood
Billings: 38/100 · Plains: 36/100
Billings is 2 points higher.
Billings: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Plains: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Billings: 17/100 · Plains: 13/100
Billings is 4 points higher.
Billings: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Plains: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Billings: 12/100 · Plains: 12/100
No gap.
Billings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Plains: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Billings: 8/100 · Plains: 0/100
Billings is 8 points higher.
Billings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Plains: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Billings: 100/100 · Plains: 2/100
Billings is 98 points higher.
Billings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Plains: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Billings: Unavailable · Plains: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Billings: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Plains: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Billings: 46/100 · Plains: 61/100
Plains is 15 points higher.
Billings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Plains: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Billings: 16/100 · Plains: 26/100
Plains is 10 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.
Plains: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.