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Butte vs Ulm, MT

Butte and Ulm are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 · Ulm: 21/100

No gap.

Flood

Butte: 28/100 · Ulm: 32/100

Ulm is 4 points higher.

Butte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Ulm: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Butte: 14/100 · Ulm: 15/100

Ulm is 1 points higher.

Butte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Ulm: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Butte: 7/100 · Ulm: 14/100

Ulm is 7 points higher.

Butte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Ulm: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Butte: 0/100 · Ulm: 0/100

No gap.

Butte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Ulm: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Butte: 5/100 · Ulm: 10/100

Ulm is 5 points higher.

Butte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Ulm: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Butte: Unavailable · Ulm: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Butte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Ulm: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Butte: 56/100 · Ulm: 27/100

Butte is 29 points higher.

Butte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ulm: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Butte: 17/100 · Ulm: 29/100

Ulm is 12 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.

Ulm: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.