City vs city
Bozeman vs Polebridge, MT
Bozeman currently scores 6 points higher overall than Polebridge, 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 · Polebridge: 29/100
Bozeman is 6 points higher.
Flood
Bozeman: 29/100 · Polebridge: 26/100
Bozeman is 3 points higher.
Bozeman: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Polebridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bozeman: 15/100 · Polebridge: 14/100
Bozeman is 1 points higher.
Bozeman: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Polebridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bozeman: 12/100 · Polebridge: 9/100
Bozeman is 3 points higher.
Bozeman: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Polebridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bozeman: 0/100 · Polebridge: 0/100
No gap.
Bozeman: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Polebridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bozeman: 100/100 · Polebridge: 24/100
Bozeman is 76 points higher.
Bozeman: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Polebridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bozeman: Unavailable · Polebridge: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bozeman: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Polebridge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bozeman: 41/100 · Polebridge: 86/100
Polebridge is 45 points higher.
Bozeman: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Polebridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bozeman: 15/100 · Polebridge: 17/100
Polebridge 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.
Polebridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.