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Arlington vs Wichita, KS

Wichita currently scores 2 points higher overall than Arlington, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Arlington

51/100

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Wichita

53/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Arlington: 51/100 · Wichita: 53/100

Wichita is 2 points higher.

Flood

Arlington: 57/100 · Wichita: 57/100

No gap.

Arlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wichita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Arlington: 18/100 · Wichita: 18/100

No gap.

Arlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Wichita: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Arlington: 65/100 · Wichita: 74/100

Wichita is 9 points higher.

Arlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Wichita: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Arlington: 12/100 · Wichita: 31/100

Wichita is 19 points higher.

Arlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wichita: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Arlington: 100/100 · Wichita: 100/100

No gap.

Arlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wichita: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Arlington: Unavailable · Wichita: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Arlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wichita: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Arlington: 75/100 · Wichita: 62/100

Arlington is 13 points higher.

Arlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Wichita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Arlington: 28/100 · Wichita: 28/100

No gap.

Arlington: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Wichita: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.