City vs city
Helena West Side vs Missoula, MT
Missoula currently scores 9 points higher overall than Helena West Side, 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 West Side: 25/100 · Missoula: 34/100
Missoula is 9 points higher.
Flood
Helena West Side: 23/100 · Missoula: 29/100
Missoula is 6 points higher.
Helena West Side: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Missoula: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Helena West Side: 15/100 · Missoula: 14/100
Helena West Side is 1 points higher.
Helena West Side: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Missoula: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Helena West Side: 9/100 · Missoula: 11/100
Missoula is 2 points higher.
Helena West Side: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Missoula: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Helena West Side: 0/100 · Missoula: 0/100
No gap.
Helena West Side: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Missoula: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Helena West Side: 21/100 · Missoula: 58/100
Missoula is 37 points higher.
Helena West Side: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Missoula: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Helena West Side: Unavailable · Missoula: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Helena West Side: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Missoula: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Helena West Side: 71/100 · Missoula: 78/100
Missoula is 7 points higher.
Helena West Side: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Missoula: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Helena West Side: 13/100 · Missoula: 12/100
Helena West Side is 1 points higher.
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.
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.