City vs city
Boulder City vs Las Vegas, NV
Boulder City and Las Vegas are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wildfire.
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
Boulder City: 27/100 · Las Vegas: 27/100
No gap.
Flood
Boulder City: 57/100 · Las Vegas: 47/100
Boulder City is 10 points higher.
Boulder City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Las Vegas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Boulder City: 8/100 · Las Vegas: 8/100
No gap.
Boulder City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Las Vegas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Boulder City: 14/100 · Las Vegas: 11/100
Boulder City is 3 points higher.
Boulder City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Las Vegas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Boulder City: 0/100 · Las Vegas: 0/100
No gap.
Boulder City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Vegas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Boulder City: 5/100 · Las Vegas: 13/100
Las Vegas is 8 points higher.
Boulder City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Vegas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Boulder City: Unavailable · Las Vegas: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Boulder City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Las Vegas: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Boulder City: 48/100 · Las Vegas: 60/100
Las Vegas is 12 points higher.
Boulder City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Las Vegas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Boulder City: 30/100 · Las Vegas: 25/100
Boulder City is 5 points higher.
Boulder City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Las Vegas: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.