City vs city
Altoona vs Shawnee, KS
Shawnee currently scores 1 points higher overall than Altoona, 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
Altoona: 56/100 · Shawnee: 57/100
Shawnee is 1 points higher.
Flood
Altoona: 64/100 · Shawnee: 70/100
Shawnee is 6 points higher.
Altoona: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Shawnee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Altoona: 18/100 · Shawnee: 18/100
No gap.
Altoona: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Shawnee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Altoona: 81/100 · Shawnee: 78/100
Altoona is 3 points higher.
Altoona: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Shawnee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Altoona: 0/100 · Shawnee: 58/100
Shawnee is 58 points higher.
Altoona: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shawnee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Altoona: 100/100 · Shawnee: 100/100
No gap.
Altoona: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shawnee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Altoona: Unavailable · Shawnee: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Altoona: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Shawnee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Altoona: 46/100 · Shawnee: 52/100
Shawnee is 6 points higher.
Altoona: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Shawnee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Altoona: 26/100 · Shawnee: 25/100
Altoona is 1 points higher.
Altoona: 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.