City vs city
Great Falls vs Lakeside, MT
Great Falls currently scores 4 points higher overall than Lakeside, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · Lakeside: 28/100
Great Falls is 4 points higher.
Flood
Great Falls: 30/100 · Lakeside: 46/100
Lakeside is 16 points higher.
Great Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Lakeside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Great Falls: 16/100 · Lakeside: 14/100
Great Falls is 2 points higher.
Great Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lakeside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Great Falls: 11/100 · Lakeside: 12/100
Lakeside is 1 points higher.
Great Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lakeside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Great Falls: 8/100 · Lakeside: 0/100
Great Falls is 8 points higher.
Great Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lakeside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Great Falls: 100/100 · Lakeside: 15/100
Great Falls is 85 points higher.
Great Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lakeside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Great Falls: Unavailable · Lakeside: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Great Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lakeside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Great Falls: 33/100 · Lakeside: 63/100
Lakeside is 30 points higher.
Great Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lakeside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Great Falls: 29/100 · Lakeside: 17/100
Great Falls is 12 points higher.
Great Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lakeside: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.