City vs city
Arkansas City vs Belle Plaine, KS
Belle Plaine currently scores 3 points higher overall than Arkansas City, 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
Arkansas City: 51/100 · Belle Plaine: 54/100
Belle Plaine is 3 points higher.
Flood
Arkansas City: 61/100 · Belle Plaine: 87/100
Belle Plaine is 26 points higher.
Arkansas City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Belle Plaine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arkansas City: 18/100 · Belle Plaine: 18/100
No gap.
Arkansas City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Belle Plaine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arkansas City: 69/100 · Belle Plaine: 69/100
No gap.
Arkansas City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Belle Plaine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arkansas City: 42/100 · Belle Plaine: 35/100
Arkansas City is 7 points higher.
Arkansas City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Belle Plaine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arkansas City: 100/100 · Belle Plaine: 100/100
No gap.
Arkansas City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Belle Plaine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arkansas City: Unavailable · Belle Plaine: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arkansas City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Belle Plaine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Arkansas City: 42/100 · Belle Plaine: 41/100
Arkansas City is 1 points higher.
Arkansas City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Belle Plaine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Arkansas City: 27/100 · Belle Plaine: 28/100
Belle Plaine is 1 points higher.
Arkansas 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.
Belle Plaine: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.