City vs city
Alton vs Smith Center, KS
Smith Center currently scores 3 points higher overall than Alton, 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
Alton: 30/100 · Smith Center: 33/100
Smith Center is 3 points higher.
Flood
Alton: Unavailable · Smith Center: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alton: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Smith Center: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Alton: 18/100 · Smith Center: 18/100
No gap.
Alton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Smith Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alton: 46/100 · Smith Center: 44/100
Alton is 2 points higher.
Alton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Smith Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alton: 4/100 · Smith Center: 31/100
Smith Center is 27 points higher.
Alton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smith Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alton: 100/100 · Smith Center: 100/100
No gap.
Alton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smith Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alton: Unavailable · Smith Center: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Smith Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alton: 29/100 · Smith Center: 26/100
Alton is 3 points higher.
Alton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Smith Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Alton: 12/100 · Smith Center: 12/100
No gap.
Alton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Smith Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.