City vs city
Great Falls vs Ponderosa Pines, MT
Great Falls currently scores 13 points higher overall than Ponderosa Pines, 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 · Ponderosa Pines: 19/100
Great Falls is 13 points higher.
Flood
Great Falls: 30/100 · Ponderosa Pines: 28/100
Great Falls is 2 points higher.
Great Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Ponderosa Pines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Great Falls: 16/100 · Ponderosa Pines: 15/100
Great Falls is 1 points higher.
Great Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ponderosa Pines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Great Falls: 11/100 · Ponderosa Pines: 10/100
Great Falls is 1 points higher.
Great Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ponderosa Pines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Great Falls: 8/100 · Ponderosa Pines: 0/100
Great Falls is 8 points higher.
Great Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponderosa Pines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Great Falls: 100/100 · Ponderosa Pines: 5/100
Great Falls is 95 points higher.
Great Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponderosa Pines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Great Falls: Unavailable · Ponderosa Pines: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Great Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ponderosa Pines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Great Falls: 33/100 · Ponderosa Pines: 42/100
Ponderosa Pines is 9 points higher.
Great Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ponderosa Pines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Great Falls: 29/100 · Ponderosa Pines: 15/100
Great Falls is 14 points higher.
Great Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Ponderosa Pines: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.