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Montello vs Reno, NV

Montello and Reno are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wildfire.

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Montello

27/100

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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

Montello: 27/100 · Reno: 27/100

No gap.

Flood

Montello: 51/100 · Reno: 60/100

Reno is 9 points higher.

Montello: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Montello: 11/100 · Reno: 6/100

Montello is 5 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Montello: 11/100 · Reno: 5/100

Montello is 6 points higher.

Montello: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Reno: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Montello: 0/100 · Reno: 0/100

No gap.

Montello: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Reno: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Montello: 6/100 · Reno: 8/100

Reno is 2 points higher.

Montello: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Reno: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Montello: Unavailable · Reno: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Montello: 55/100 · Reno: 65/100

Reno is 10 points higher.

Montello: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Reno: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Montello: Unavailable · Reno: 17/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Montello: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.

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