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Missoula vs Polson, MT

Missoula currently scores 1 points higher overall than Polson, with the largest gap in hail.

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Missoula

26/100

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Polson

25/100

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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

Missoula: 26/100 · Polson: 25/100

Missoula is 1 points higher.

Flood

Missoula: 52/100 · Polson: 46/100

Missoula is 6 points higher.

Missoula: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Polson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Missoula: 14/100 · Polson: 14/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Missoula: 11/100 · Polson: 16/100

Polson is 5 points higher.

Missoula: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Polson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Missoula: 4/100 · Polson: 0/100

Missoula is 4 points higher.

Missoula: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Polson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Missoula: 23/100 · Polson: 6/100

Missoula is 17 points higher.

Missoula: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Polson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Missoula: Unavailable · Polson: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Missoula: 63/100 · Polson: 56/100

Missoula is 7 points higher.

Missoula: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Polson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Missoula: 12/100 · Polson: 14/100

Polson is 2 points higher.

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

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