City vs city
Butte vs Hot Springs, MT
Hot Springs currently scores 6 points higher overall than Butte, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Hot Springs: 27/100
Hot Springs is 6 points higher.
Flood
Butte: 28/100 · Hot Springs: 45/100
Hot Springs is 17 points higher.
Butte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Hot Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Butte: 14/100 · Hot Springs: 14/100
No gap.
Butte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hot Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Butte: 7/100 · Hot Springs: 11/100
Hot Springs is 4 points higher.
Butte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hot Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Butte: 0/100 · Hot Springs: 0/100
No gap.
Butte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hot Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Butte: 5/100 · Hot Springs: 9/100
Hot Springs is 4 points higher.
Butte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hot Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Butte: Unavailable · Hot Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Butte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hot Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Butte: 56/100 · Hot Springs: 61/100
Hot Springs is 5 points higher.
Butte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hot Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Butte: 17/100 · Hot Springs: 22/100
Hot Springs is 5 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.
Hot Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.