City vs city
Missoula vs West Kootenai, MT
Missoula currently scores 17 points higher overall than West Kootenai, 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
Missoula: 34/100 · West Kootenai: 17/100
Missoula is 17 points higher.
Flood
Missoula: 29/100 · West Kootenai: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Missoula: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
West Kootenai: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Missoula: 14/100 · West Kootenai: 13/100
Missoula is 1 points higher.
Missoula: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Kootenai: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Missoula: 11/100 · West Kootenai: 5/100
Missoula is 6 points higher.
Missoula: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Kootenai: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Missoula: 0/100 · West Kootenai: 0/100
No gap.
Missoula: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Kootenai: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Missoula: 58/100 · West Kootenai: 3/100
Missoula is 55 points higher.
Missoula: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Kootenai: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Missoula: Unavailable · West Kootenai: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Missoula: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Kootenai: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Missoula: 78/100 · West Kootenai: 67/100
Missoula is 11 points higher.
Missoula: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Kootenai: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Missoula: 12/100 · West Kootenai: 13/100
West Kootenai is 1 points higher.
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.
West Kootenai: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.