City vs city
Helena Valley Northwest vs Kalispell, MT
Kalispell 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 · Kalispell: 25/100
Kalispell is 3 points higher.
Flood
Helena Valley Northwest: 26/100 · Kalispell: 28/100
Kalispell is 2 points higher.
Helena Valley Northwest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Kalispell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Helena Valley Northwest: 15/100 · Kalispell: 14/100
Helena Valley Northwest is 1 points higher.
Helena Valley Northwest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kalispell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Helena Valley Northwest: 11/100 · Kalispell: 10/100
Helena Valley Northwest is 1 points higher.
Helena Valley Northwest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kalispell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Helena Valley Northwest: 0/100 · Kalispell: 0/100
No gap.
Helena Valley Northwest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kalispell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Helena Valley Northwest: 8/100 · Kalispell: 16/100
Kalispell is 8 points higher.
Helena Valley Northwest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kalispell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Helena Valley Northwest: Unavailable · Kalispell: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Helena Valley Northwest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kalispell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Helena Valley Northwest: 56/100 · Kalispell: 66/100
Kalispell is 10 points higher.
Helena Valley Northwest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kalispell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Helena Valley Northwest: 13/100 · Kalispell: 17/100
Kalispell is 4 points higher.
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.
Kalispell: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.