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Cascade vs Kalispell, MT

Cascade currently scores 1 points higher overall than Kalispell, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Cascade

26/100

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Kalispell

25/100

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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

Cascade: 26/100 · Kalispell: 25/100

Cascade is 1 points higher.

Flood

Cascade: 35/100 · Kalispell: 28/100

Cascade is 7 points higher.

Cascade: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Cascade: 15/100 · Kalispell: 14/100

Cascade is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Cascade: 15/100 · Kalispell: 10/100

Cascade is 5 points higher.

Cascade: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Kalispell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Cascade: 0/100 · Kalispell: 0/100

No gap.

Cascade: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kalispell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Cascade: 23/100 · Kalispell: 16/100

Cascade is 7 points higher.

Cascade: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kalispell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Cascade: Unavailable · Kalispell: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Cascade: 50/100 · Kalispell: 66/100

Kalispell is 16 points higher.

Cascade: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Kalispell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Cascade: 17/100 · Kalispell: 17/100

No gap.

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

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