City vs city
Helena Valley Northwest vs Helena West Side, MT
Helena West Side currently scores 3 points higher overall than Helena Valley Northwest, 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
Helena Valley Northwest: 22/100 · Helena West Side: 25/100
Helena West Side is 3 points higher.
Flood
Helena Valley Northwest: 26/100 · Helena West Side: 23/100
Helena Valley Northwest is 3 points higher.
Helena Valley Northwest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Helena West Side: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Helena Valley Northwest: 15/100 · Helena West Side: 15/100
No gap.
Helena Valley Northwest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Helena West Side: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Helena Valley Northwest: 11/100 · Helena West Side: 9/100
Helena Valley Northwest is 2 points higher.
Helena Valley Northwest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Helena West Side: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Helena Valley Northwest: 0/100 · Helena West Side: 0/100
No gap.
Helena Valley Northwest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena West Side: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Helena Valley Northwest: 8/100 · Helena West Side: 21/100
Helena West Side is 13 points higher.
Helena Valley Northwest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Helena West Side: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Helena Valley Northwest: Unavailable · Helena West Side: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Helena Valley Northwest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Helena West Side: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Helena Valley Northwest: 56/100 · Helena West Side: 71/100
Helena West Side is 15 points higher.
Helena Valley Northwest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Helena West Side: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Helena Valley Northwest: 13/100 · Helena West Side: 13/100
No gap.
Helena Valley Northwest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Helena West Side: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.