City vs city
Alta Vista vs Shawnee, KS
Shawnee currently scores 11 points higher overall than Alta Vista, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Shawnee: 57/100
Shawnee is 11 points higher.
Flood
Alta Vista: 45/100 · Shawnee: 70/100
Shawnee is 25 points higher.
Alta Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Shawnee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Alta Vista: 18/100 · Shawnee: 18/100
No gap.
Alta Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Shawnee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alta Vista: 58/100 · Shawnee: 78/100
Shawnee is 20 points higher.
Alta Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Shawnee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alta Vista: 23/100 · Shawnee: 58/100
Shawnee is 35 points higher.
Alta Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shawnee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alta Vista: 100/100 · Shawnee: 100/100
No gap.
Alta Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shawnee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alta Vista: Unavailable · Shawnee: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alta Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Shawnee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alta Vista: 50/100 · Shawnee: 52/100
Shawnee is 2 points higher.
Alta Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Shawnee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Alta Vista: 26/100 · Shawnee: 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.
Shawnee: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.