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Montrose vs Salem, SD

Salem currently scores 9 points higher overall than Montrose, with the largest gap in hail.

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Montrose

34/100

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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

Montrose: 34/100 · Salem: 43/100

Salem is 9 points higher.

Flood

Montrose: 47/100 · Salem: 41/100

Montrose is 6 points higher.

Montrose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Montrose: 20/100 · Salem: 21/100

Salem is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Montrose: 52/100 · Salem: 57/100

Salem is 5 points higher.

Montrose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Montrose: 15/100 · Salem: 15/100

No gap.

Montrose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Montrose: 32/100 · Salem: 100/100

Salem is 68 points higher.

Montrose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Montrose: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Montrose: 49/100 · Salem: 44/100

Montrose is 5 points higher.

Montrose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Montrose: 21/100 · Salem: 21/100

No gap.

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

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