City vs city
East Helena vs Great Falls, MT
Great Falls currently scores 8 points higher overall than East Helena, 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
East Helena: 24/100 · Great Falls: 32/100
Great Falls is 8 points higher.
Flood
East Helena: 10/100 · Great Falls: 30/100
Great Falls is 20 points higher.
East Helena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Great Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
East Helena: 15/100 · Great Falls: 16/100
Great Falls is 1 points higher.
East Helena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Great Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
East Helena: 9/100 · Great Falls: 11/100
Great Falls is 2 points higher.
East Helena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Great Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
East Helena: 0/100 · Great Falls: 8/100
Great Falls is 8 points higher.
East Helena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Great Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
East Helena: 29/100 · Great Falls: 100/100
Great Falls is 71 points higher.
East Helena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Great Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
East Helena: Unavailable · Great Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
East Helena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Great Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
East Helena: 65/100 · Great Falls: 33/100
East Helena is 32 points higher.
East Helena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Great Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
East Helena: 13/100 · Great Falls: 29/100
Great Falls is 16 points higher.
East 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.
Great 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.