City vs city
Butte vs Harlowton, MT
Harlowton currently scores 9 points higher overall than Butte, 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
Butte: 21/100 · Harlowton: 30/100
Harlowton is 9 points higher.
Flood
Butte: 28/100 · Harlowton: 31/100
Harlowton is 3 points higher.
Butte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Harlowton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Butte: 14/100 · Harlowton: 16/100
Harlowton is 2 points higher.
Butte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Harlowton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Butte: 7/100 · Harlowton: 15/100
Harlowton is 8 points higher.
Butte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Harlowton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Butte: 0/100 · Harlowton: 4/100
Harlowton is 4 points higher.
Butte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Harlowton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Butte: 5/100 · Harlowton: 100/100
Harlowton is 95 points higher.
Butte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Harlowton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Butte: Unavailable · Harlowton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Butte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Harlowton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Butte: 56/100 · Harlowton: 27/100
Butte is 29 points higher.
Butte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Harlowton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Butte: 17/100 · Harlowton: 14/100
Butte is 3 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.
Harlowton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.