City vs city

Frenchtown vs Helena, MT

Helena currently scores 7 points higher overall than Frenchtown, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Frenchtown

27/100

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Helena

34/100

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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

Frenchtown: 27/100 · Helena: 34/100

Helena is 7 points higher.

Flood

Frenchtown: 36/100 · Helena: 17/100

Frenchtown is 19 points higher.

Frenchtown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Helena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Frenchtown: 14/100 · Helena: 15/100

Helena is 1 points higher.

Frenchtown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Helena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Frenchtown: 13/100 · Helena: 9/100

Frenchtown is 4 points higher.

Frenchtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Helena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Frenchtown: 0/100 · Helena: 4/100

Helena is 4 points higher.

Frenchtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Helena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Frenchtown: 17/100 · Helena: 100/100

Helena is 83 points higher.

Frenchtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Helena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Frenchtown: Unavailable · Helena: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Frenchtown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Helena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Frenchtown: 70/100 · Helena: 77/100

Helena is 7 points higher.

Frenchtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Helena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Frenchtown: 12/100 · Helena: 13/100

Helena is 1 points higher.

Frenchtown: 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.