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Kalispell vs Lakeside, MT

Lakeside currently scores 3 points higher overall than Kalispell, with the largest gap in hail.

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Kalispell

25/100

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Lakeside

28/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Kalispell: 25/100 · Lakeside: 28/100

Lakeside is 3 points higher.

Flood

Kalispell: 30/100 · Lakeside: 46/100

Lakeside is 16 points higher.

Kalispell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Lakeside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Kalispell: 14/100 · Lakeside: 14/100

No gap.

Kalispell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lakeside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Kalispell: 10/100 · Lakeside: 12/100

Lakeside is 2 points higher.

Kalispell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lakeside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Kalispell: 4/100 · Lakeside: 0/100

Kalispell is 4 points higher.

Kalispell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lakeside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Kalispell: 39/100 · Lakeside: 15/100

Kalispell is 24 points higher.

Kalispell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lakeside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Kalispell: Unavailable · Lakeside: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Kalispell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Lakeside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Kalispell: 64/100 · Lakeside: 63/100

Kalispell is 1 points higher.

Kalispell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lakeside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Kalispell: 17/100 · Lakeside: 17/100

No gap.

Kalispell: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Lakeside: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.