City vs city
Columbia Falls vs Helena, MT
Helena currently scores 10 points higher overall than Columbia Falls, 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
Columbia Falls: 24/100 · Helena: 34/100
Helena is 10 points higher.
Flood
Columbia Falls: 30/100 · Helena: 17/100
Columbia Falls is 13 points higher.
Columbia Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Helena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia Falls: 14/100 · Helena: 15/100
Helena is 1 points higher.
Columbia Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Helena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia Falls: 10/100 · Helena: 9/100
Columbia Falls is 1 points higher.
Columbia Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Helena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia Falls: 0/100 · Helena: 4/100
Helena is 4 points higher.
Columbia Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia Falls: 13/100 · Helena: 100/100
Helena is 87 points higher.
Columbia Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia Falls: Unavailable · Helena: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Helena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia Falls: 57/100 · Helena: 77/100
Helena is 20 points higher.
Columbia Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Helena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia Falls: 17/100 · Helena: 13/100
Columbia Falls is 4 points higher.
Columbia Falls: 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.