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Billings vs Sidney, MT

Sidney currently scores 4 points higher overall than Billings, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Billings

34/100

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Sidney

38/100

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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 · Sidney: 38/100

Sidney is 4 points higher.

Flood

Billings: 38/100 · Sidney: 33/100

Billings is 5 points higher.

Billings: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Sidney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Billings: 17/100 · Sidney: 18/100

Sidney is 1 points higher.

Billings: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Sidney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Billings: 12/100 · Sidney: 17/100

Sidney is 5 points higher.

Billings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Sidney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Billings: 8/100 · Sidney: 0/100

Billings is 8 points higher.

Billings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sidney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Billings: 100/100 · Sidney: 100/100

No gap.

Billings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sidney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Billings: Unavailable · Sidney: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Billings: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Sidney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Billings: 46/100 · Sidney: 34/100

Billings is 12 points higher.

Billings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Sidney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Billings: 16/100 · Sidney: 24/100

Sidney is 8 points higher.

Billings: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Sidney: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.