City vs city
Columbia Falls vs Kalispell, MT
Kalispell currently scores 1 points higher overall than Columbia Falls, with the largest gap 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
Columbia Falls: 24/100 · Kalispell: 25/100
Kalispell is 1 points higher.
Flood
Columbia Falls: 30/100 · Kalispell: 28/100
Columbia Falls is 2 points higher.
Columbia Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Kalispell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia Falls: 14/100 · Kalispell: 14/100
No gap.
Columbia Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kalispell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia Falls: 10/100 · Kalispell: 10/100
No gap.
Columbia Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kalispell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia Falls: 0/100 · Kalispell: 0/100
No gap.
Columbia Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kalispell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia Falls: 13/100 · Kalispell: 16/100
Kalispell is 3 points higher.
Columbia Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kalispell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia Falls: Unavailable · Kalispell: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kalispell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia Falls: 57/100 · Kalispell: 66/100
Kalispell is 9 points higher.
Columbia Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kalispell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia Falls: 17/100 · Kalispell: 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.
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.