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Gardiner vs West Yellowstone, MT

West Yellowstone currently scores 6 points higher overall than Gardiner, with the largest gap in flood.

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Gardiner

14/100

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West Yellowstone

20/100

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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

Gardiner: 14/100 · West Yellowstone: 20/100

West Yellowstone is 6 points higher.

Flood

Gardiner: 0/100 · West Yellowstone: 26/100

West Yellowstone is 26 points higher.

Gardiner: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

West Yellowstone: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Gardiner: 15/100 · West Yellowstone: 15/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Gardiner: 10/100 · West Yellowstone: 13/100

West Yellowstone is 3 points higher.

Gardiner: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

West Yellowstone: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Gardiner: 0/100 · West Yellowstone: 0/100

No gap.

Gardiner: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Yellowstone: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Gardiner: 1/100 · West Yellowstone: 1/100

No gap.

Gardiner: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Yellowstone: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Gardiner: Unavailable · West Yellowstone: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Gardiner: 43/100 · West Yellowstone: 52/100

West Yellowstone is 9 points higher.

Gardiner: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

West Yellowstone: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Gardiner: 15/100 · West Yellowstone: 14/100

Gardiner is 1 points higher.

Gardiner: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

West Yellowstone: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.