City vs city
Great Falls vs Laurel, MT
Laurel currently scores 7 points higher overall than Great Falls, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Laurel: 39/100
Laurel is 7 points higher.
Flood
Great Falls: 30/100 · Laurel: 37/100
Laurel is 7 points higher.
Great Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Laurel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Great Falls: 16/100 · Laurel: 17/100
Laurel is 1 points higher.
Great Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Laurel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Great Falls: 11/100 · Laurel: 13/100
Laurel is 2 points higher.
Great Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Laurel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Great Falls: 8/100 · Laurel: 0/100
Great Falls is 8 points higher.
Great Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Laurel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Great Falls: 100/100 · Laurel: 98/100
Great Falls is 2 points higher.
Great Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Laurel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Great Falls: Unavailable · Laurel: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Great Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Laurel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Great Falls: 33/100 · Laurel: 54/100
Laurel is 21 points higher.
Great Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Laurel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Great Falls: 29/100 · Laurel: 16/100
Great Falls is 13 points higher.
Great Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Laurel: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.