City vs city
Butte vs South Hills, MT
South Hills currently scores 3 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 · South Hills: 24/100
South Hills is 3 points higher.
Flood
Butte: 28/100 · South Hills: 10/100
Butte is 18 points higher.
Butte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
South Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Butte: 14/100 · South Hills: 15/100
South Hills is 1 points higher.
Butte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Butte: 7/100 · South Hills: 9/100
South Hills is 2 points higher.
Butte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Butte: 0/100 · South Hills: 0/100
No gap.
Butte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Butte: 5/100 · South Hills: 29/100
South Hills is 24 points higher.
Butte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Butte: Unavailable · South Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Butte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Butte: 56/100 · South Hills: 65/100
South Hills is 9 points higher.
Butte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Butte: 17/100 · South Hills: 13/100
Butte is 4 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.
South Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.