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Bozeman vs Laurel, MT

Laurel currently scores 4 points higher overall than Bozeman, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Bozeman

35/100

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Laurel

39/100

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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

Bozeman: 35/100 · Laurel: 39/100

Laurel is 4 points higher.

Flood

Bozeman: 29/100 · Laurel: 37/100

Laurel is 8 points higher.

Bozeman: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Laurel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bozeman: 15/100 · Laurel: 17/100

Laurel is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Bozeman: 12/100 · Laurel: 13/100

Laurel is 1 points higher.

Bozeman: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Laurel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bozeman: 0/100 · Laurel: 0/100

No gap.

Bozeman: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Laurel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bozeman: 100/100 · Laurel: 98/100

Bozeman is 2 points higher.

Bozeman: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Laurel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bozeman: Unavailable · Laurel: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bozeman: 41/100 · Laurel: 54/100

Laurel is 13 points higher.

Bozeman: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Laurel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bozeman: 15/100 · Laurel: 16/100

Laurel is 1 points higher.

Bozeman: 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.