City vs city
Montrose vs Salem, SD
Salem currently scores 9 points higher overall than Montrose, 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 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.