City vs city
Bozeman vs Helena Valley Northwest, MT
Bozeman currently scores 13 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
Bozeman: 35/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 22/100
Bozeman is 13 points higher.
Flood
Bozeman: 29/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 26/100
Bozeman is 3 points higher.
Bozeman: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Helena Valley Northwest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bozeman: 15/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 15/100
No gap.
Bozeman: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Helena Valley Northwest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bozeman: 12/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 11/100
Bozeman is 1 points higher.
Bozeman: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Helena Valley Northwest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bozeman: 0/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 0/100
No gap.
Bozeman: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena Valley Northwest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bozeman: 100/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 8/100
Bozeman is 92 points higher.
Bozeman: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena Valley Northwest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bozeman: Unavailable · Helena Valley Northwest: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bozeman: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Helena Valley Northwest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bozeman: 41/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 56/100
Helena Valley Northwest is 15 points higher.
Bozeman: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Helena Valley Northwest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bozeman: 15/100 · Helena Valley Northwest: 13/100
Bozeman is 2 points higher.
Bozeman: 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.