City vs city
Columbia Falls vs Helena Flats, MT
Helena Flats currently scores 5 points higher overall than Columbia Falls, with the largest gap in flood.
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 Flats: 29/100
Helena Flats is 5 points higher.
Flood
Columbia Falls: 30/100 · Helena Flats: 64/100
Helena Flats is 34 points higher.
Columbia Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Helena Flats: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia Falls: 14/100 · Helena Flats: 14/100
No gap.
Columbia Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Helena Flats: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia Falls: 10/100 · Helena Flats: 10/100
No gap.
Columbia Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Helena Flats: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia Falls: 0/100 · Helena Flats: 0/100
No gap.
Columbia Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena Flats: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia Falls: 13/100 · Helena Flats: 14/100
Helena Flats is 1 points higher.
Columbia Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena Flats: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia Falls: Unavailable · Helena Flats: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Helena Flats: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia Falls: 57/100 · Helena Flats: 56/100
Columbia Falls is 1 points higher.
Columbia Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Helena Flats: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia Falls: 17/100 · Helena Flats: 17/100
No gap.
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 Flats: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.