City vs city
Butte vs Flaxville, MT
Butte currently scores 5 points higher overall than Flaxville, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Butte: 21/100 · Flaxville: 16/100
Butte is 5 points higher.
Flood
Butte: 28/100 · Flaxville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Butte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Flaxville: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Butte: 14/100 · Flaxville: 18/100
Flaxville is 4 points higher.
Butte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Flaxville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Butte: 7/100 · Flaxville: 21/100
Flaxville is 14 points higher.
Butte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Flaxville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Butte: 0/100 · Flaxville: 0/100
No gap.
Butte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Flaxville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Butte: 5/100 · Flaxville: 30/100
Flaxville is 25 points higher.
Butte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Flaxville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Butte: Unavailable · Flaxville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Butte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Flaxville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Butte: 56/100 · Flaxville: 20/100
Butte is 36 points higher.
Butte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Flaxville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Butte: 17/100 · Flaxville: 9/100
Butte is 8 points higher.
Butte: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Flaxville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.