City vs city
Colstrip vs Helena, MT
Helena currently scores 5 points higher overall than Colstrip, 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
Colstrip: 29/100 · Helena: 34/100
Helena is 5 points higher.
Flood
Colstrip: Unavailable · Helena: 17/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Colstrip: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Helena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Colstrip: 18/100 · Helena: 15/100
Colstrip is 3 points higher.
Colstrip: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Helena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Colstrip: 21/100 · Helena: 9/100
Colstrip is 12 points higher.
Colstrip: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Helena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Colstrip: 0/100 · Helena: 4/100
Helena is 4 points higher.
Colstrip: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Colstrip: 52/100 · Helena: 100/100
Helena is 48 points higher.
Colstrip: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Colstrip: Unavailable · Helena: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Colstrip: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Helena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Colstrip: 61/100 · Helena: 77/100
Helena is 16 points higher.
Colstrip: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Helena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Colstrip: 20/100 · Helena: 13/100
Colstrip is 7 points higher.
Colstrip: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Helena: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.