City vs city
Helena Valley West Central vs Missoula, MT
Missoula currently scores 7 points higher overall than Helena Valley West Central, 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 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 West Central: 27/100 · Missoula: 34/100
Missoula is 7 points higher.
Flood
Helena Valley West Central: 39/100 · Missoula: 29/100
Helena Valley West Central is 10 points higher.
Helena Valley West Central: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Missoula: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Helena Valley West Central: 15/100 · Missoula: 14/100
Helena Valley West Central is 1 points higher.
Helena Valley West Central: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Missoula: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Helena Valley West Central: 10/100 · Missoula: 11/100
Missoula is 1 points higher.
Helena Valley West Central: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Missoula: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Helena Valley West Central: 0/100 · Missoula: 0/100
No gap.
Helena Valley West Central: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Missoula: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Helena Valley West Central: 28/100 · Missoula: 58/100
Missoula is 30 points higher.
Helena Valley West Central: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Missoula: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Helena Valley West Central: Unavailable · Missoula: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Helena Valley West Central: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Missoula: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Helena Valley West Central: 56/100 · Missoula: 78/100
Missoula is 22 points higher.
Helena Valley West Central: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Missoula: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Helena Valley West Central: 13/100 · Missoula: 12/100
Helena Valley West Central is 1 points higher.
Helena Valley West Central: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Missoula: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.