City vs city
Belle Plaine vs Lawrence, KS
Lawrence currently scores 6 points higher overall than Belle Plaine, 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
Belle Plaine: 54/100 · Lawrence: 60/100
Lawrence is 6 points higher.
Flood
Belle Plaine: 87/100 · Lawrence: 64/100
Belle Plaine is 23 points higher.
Belle Plaine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Lawrence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Plaine: 18/100 · Lawrence: 18/100
No gap.
Belle Plaine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lawrence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Plaine: 69/100 · Lawrence: 68/100
Belle Plaine is 1 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lawrence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Plaine: 35/100 · Lawrence: 88/100
Lawrence is 53 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lawrence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Plaine: 100/100 · Lawrence: 100/100
No gap.
Belle Plaine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lawrence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Plaine: Unavailable · Lawrence: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Belle Plaine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lawrence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Belle Plaine: 41/100 · Lawrence: 59/100
Lawrence is 18 points higher.
Belle Plaine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lawrence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Belle Plaine: 28/100 · Lawrence: 26/100
Belle Plaine is 2 points higher.
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.
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.