City vs city
Cottonwood Heights vs Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City currently scores 4 points higher overall than Cottonwood Heights, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Cottonwood Heights: 29/100 · Salt Lake City: 33/100
Salt Lake City is 4 points higher.
Flood
Cottonwood Heights: 28/100 · Salt Lake City: 45/100
Salt Lake City is 17 points higher.
Cottonwood Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Salt Lake City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottonwood Heights: 12/100 · Salt Lake City: 12/100
No gap.
Cottonwood Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salt Lake City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottonwood Heights: 26/100 · Salt Lake City: 28/100
Salt Lake City is 2 points higher.
Cottonwood Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salt Lake City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottonwood Heights: 8/100 · Salt Lake City: 0/100
Cottonwood Heights is 8 points higher.
Cottonwood Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Lake City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottonwood Heights: 41/100 · Salt Lake City: 34/100
Cottonwood Heights is 7 points higher.
Cottonwood Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Lake City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottonwood Heights: Unavailable · Salt Lake City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottonwood Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salt Lake City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottonwood Heights: 61/100 · Salt Lake City: 53/100
Cottonwood Heights is 8 points higher.
Cottonwood Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salt Lake City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cottonwood Heights: 28/100 · Salt Lake City: 28/100
No gap.
Cottonwood Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Salt Lake City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.