City vs city
Great Falls vs Homestead, MT
Great Falls currently scores 5 points higher overall than Homestead, 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
Great Falls: 32/100 · Homestead: 27/100
Great Falls is 5 points higher.
Flood
Great Falls: 30/100 · Homestead: 59/100
Homestead is 29 points higher.
Great Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Homestead: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Great Falls: 16/100 · Homestead: 18/100
Homestead is 2 points higher.
Great Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Homestead: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Great Falls: 11/100 · Homestead: 24/100
Homestead is 13 points higher.
Great Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Homestead: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Great Falls: 8/100 · Homestead: 0/100
Great Falls is 8 points higher.
Great Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Homestead: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Great Falls: 100/100 · Homestead: 7/100
Great Falls is 93 points higher.
Great Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Homestead: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Great Falls: Unavailable · Homestead: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Great Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Homestead: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Great Falls: 33/100 · Homestead: 38/100
Homestead is 5 points higher.
Great Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Homestead: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Great Falls: 29/100 · Homestead: 13/100
Great Falls is 16 points higher.
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.
Homestead: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.