City vs city
Baxter Springs vs Lawrence, KS
Lawrence currently scores 6 points higher overall than Baxter Springs, 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
Baxter Springs: 54/100 · Lawrence: 60/100
Lawrence is 6 points higher.
Flood
Baxter Springs: 73/100 · Lawrence: 64/100
Baxter Springs is 9 points higher.
Baxter Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Lawrence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baxter Springs: 17/100 · Lawrence: 18/100
Lawrence is 1 points higher.
Baxter Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lawrence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baxter Springs: 84/100 · Lawrence: 68/100
Baxter Springs is 16 points higher.
Baxter Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lawrence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baxter Springs: 27/100 · Lawrence: 88/100
Lawrence is 61 points higher.
Baxter Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lawrence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baxter Springs: 100/100 · Lawrence: 100/100
No gap.
Baxter Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lawrence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baxter Springs: Unavailable · Lawrence: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baxter Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lawrence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Baxter Springs: 49/100 · Lawrence: 59/100
Lawrence is 10 points higher.
Baxter Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lawrence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baxter Springs: 31/100 · Lawrence: 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.
Lawrence: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.