City vs city
Baxter Springs vs Kansas City, KS
Baxter Springs currently scores 12 points higher overall than Kansas 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
Baxter Springs: 54/100 · Kansas City: 42/100
Baxter Springs is 12 points higher.
Flood
Baxter Springs: 73/100 · Kansas City: 24/100
Baxter Springs is 49 points higher.
Baxter Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Kansas City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baxter Springs: 17/100 · Kansas City: 18/100
Kansas City is 1 points higher.
Baxter Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kansas City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baxter Springs: 84/100 · Kansas City: 77/100
Baxter Springs is 7 points higher.
Baxter Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kansas City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baxter Springs: 27/100 · Kansas City: 4/100
Baxter Springs is 23 points higher.
Baxter Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kansas City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baxter Springs: 100/100 · Kansas City: 100/100
No gap.
Baxter Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kansas City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baxter Springs: Unavailable · Kansas City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baxter Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kansas City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Baxter Springs: 49/100 · Kansas City: 43/100
Baxter Springs is 6 points higher.
Baxter Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kansas City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baxter Springs: 31/100 · Kansas City: 26/100
Baxter Springs is 5 points higher.
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.
Kansas 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.