City vs city
Alta Vista vs Junction City, KS
Junction City currently scores 3 points higher overall than Alta Vista, 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 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 · Junction City: 49/100
Junction City is 3 points higher.
Flood
Alta Vista: 45/100 · Junction City: 86/100
Junction City is 41 points higher.
Alta Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Junction City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Alta Vista: 18/100 · Junction City: 18/100
No gap.
Alta Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Junction City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alta Vista: 58/100 · Junction City: 57/100
Alta Vista is 1 points higher.
Alta Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Junction City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alta Vista: 23/100 · Junction City: 4/100
Alta Vista is 19 points higher.
Alta Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Junction City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alta Vista: 100/100 · Junction City: 100/100
No gap.
Alta Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Junction City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alta Vista: Unavailable · Junction City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alta Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Junction City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alta Vista: 50/100 · Junction City: 52/100
Junction City is 2 points higher.
Alta Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Junction City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Alta Vista: 26/100 · Junction City: 25/100
Alta Vista 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.
Junction City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.