City vs city
Columbia Falls vs Polebridge, MT
Polebridge currently scores 5 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 · Polebridge: 29/100
Polebridge is 5 points higher.
Flood
Columbia Falls: 30/100 · Polebridge: 26/100
Columbia Falls is 4 points higher.
Columbia Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Polebridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia Falls: 14/100 · Polebridge: 14/100
No gap.
Columbia Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Polebridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia Falls: 10/100 · Polebridge: 9/100
Columbia Falls is 1 points higher.
Columbia Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Polebridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia Falls: 0/100 · Polebridge: 0/100
No gap.
Columbia Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Polebridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia Falls: 13/100 · Polebridge: 24/100
Polebridge is 11 points higher.
Columbia Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Polebridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia Falls: Unavailable · Polebridge: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Polebridge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia Falls: 57/100 · Polebridge: 86/100
Polebridge is 29 points higher.
Columbia Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Polebridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia Falls: 17/100 · Polebridge: 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.
Polebridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.