City vs city
Bear River vs Cottonwood Heights, UT
Cottonwood Heights currently scores 9 points higher overall than Bear River, 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
Bear River: 20/100 · Cottonwood Heights: 29/100
Cottonwood Heights is 9 points higher.
Flood
Bear River: 0/100 · Cottonwood Heights: 28/100
Cottonwood Heights is 28 points higher.
Bear River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Cottonwood Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bear River: 12/100 · Cottonwood Heights: 12/100
No gap.
Bear River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cottonwood Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bear River: 16/100 · Cottonwood Heights: 26/100
Cottonwood Heights is 10 points higher.
Bear River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cottonwood Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bear River: 0/100 · Cottonwood Heights: 8/100
Cottonwood Heights is 8 points higher.
Bear River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottonwood Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bear River: 0/100 · Cottonwood Heights: 41/100
Cottonwood Heights is 41 points higher.
Bear River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottonwood Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bear River: Unavailable · Cottonwood Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bear River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cottonwood Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bear River: 46/100 · Cottonwood Heights: 61/100
Cottonwood Heights is 15 points higher.
Bear River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cottonwood Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bear River: 27/100 · Cottonwood Heights: 28/100
Cottonwood Heights is 1 points higher.
Bear River: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cottonwood Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.