City vs city
Alta Vista vs Council Grove, KS
Council Grove currently scores 2 points higher overall than Alta Vista, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Alta Vista: 46/100 · Council Grove: 48/100
Council Grove is 2 points higher.
Flood
Alta Vista: 45/100 · Council Grove: 55/100
Council Grove is 10 points higher.
Alta Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Council Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Alta Vista: 18/100 · Council Grove: 18/100
No gap.
Alta Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Council Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alta Vista: 58/100 · Council Grove: 61/100
Council Grove is 3 points higher.
Alta Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Council Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alta Vista: 23/100 · Council Grove: 4/100
Alta Vista is 19 points higher.
Alta Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Council Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alta Vista: 100/100 · Council Grove: 100/100
No gap.
Alta Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Council Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alta Vista: Unavailable · Council Grove: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alta Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Council Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alta Vista: 50/100 · Council Grove: 72/100
Council Grove is 22 points higher.
Alta Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Council Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Alta Vista: 26/100 · Council Grove: 27/100
Council Grove is 1 points higher.
Alta Vista: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Council Grove: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.