City vs city
Fort Benton vs Helena, MT
Helena currently scores 16 points higher overall than Fort Benton, 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
Fort Benton: 18/100 · Helena: 34/100
Helena is 16 points higher.
Flood
Fort Benton: Unavailable · Helena: 17/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Benton: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Helena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Benton: 16/100 · Helena: 15/100
Fort Benton is 1 points higher.
Fort Benton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Helena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Benton: 8/100 · Helena: 9/100
Helena is 1 points higher.
Fort Benton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Helena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Benton: 0/100 · Helena: 4/100
Helena is 4 points higher.
Fort Benton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Benton: 29/100 · Helena: 100/100
Helena is 71 points higher.
Fort Benton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Benton: Unavailable · Helena: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Benton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Helena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Benton: 27/100 · Helena: 77/100
Helena is 50 points higher.
Fort Benton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Helena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Benton: 28/100 · Helena: 13/100
Fort Benton is 15 points higher.
Fort Benton: 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.