City vs city
Heart Butte vs Valier, MT
Heart Butte currently scores 2 points higher overall than Valier, 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 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
Heart Butte: 18/100 · Valier: 16/100
Heart Butte is 2 points higher.
Flood
Heart Butte: 0/100 · Valier: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Heart Butte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Valier: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Heart Butte: 15/100 · Valier: 15/100
No gap.
Heart Butte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valier: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Heart Butte: 17/100 · Valier: 15/100
Heart Butte is 2 points higher.
Heart Butte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valier: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Heart Butte: 0/100 · Valier: 0/100
No gap.
Heart Butte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valier: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Heart Butte: 4/100 · Valier: 15/100
Valier is 11 points higher.
Heart Butte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valier: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Heart Butte: Unavailable · Valier: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Heart Butte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valier: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Heart Butte: 57/100 · Valier: 36/100
Heart Butte is 21 points higher.
Heart Butte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valier: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Heart Butte: 15/100 · Valier: 17/100
Valier is 2 points higher.
Heart Butte: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Valier: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.