City vs city
Baxter Springs vs Columbus, KS
Baxter Springs currently scores 2 points higher overall than Columbus, 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
Baxter Springs: 54/100 · Columbus: 52/100
Baxter Springs is 2 points higher.
Flood
Baxter Springs: 73/100 · Columbus: 57/100
Baxter Springs is 16 points higher.
Baxter Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baxter Springs: 17/100 · Columbus: 17/100
No gap.
Baxter Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baxter Springs: 84/100 · Columbus: 88/100
Columbus is 4 points higher.
Baxter Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baxter Springs: 27/100 · Columbus: 23/100
Baxter Springs is 4 points higher.
Baxter Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baxter Springs: 100/100 · Columbus: 100/100
No gap.
Baxter Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baxter Springs: Unavailable · Columbus: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baxter Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Baxter Springs: 49/100 · Columbus: 46/100
Baxter Springs is 3 points higher.
Baxter Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baxter Springs: 31/100 · Columbus: 31/100
No gap.
Baxter Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Columbus: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.