City vs city
Cheney vs Garden Plain, KS
Garden Plain currently scores 2 points higher overall than Cheney, 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 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
Cheney: 50/100 · Garden Plain: 52/100
Garden Plain is 2 points higher.
Flood
Cheney: 55/100 · Garden Plain: 40/100
Cheney is 15 points higher.
Cheney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Garden Plain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cheney: 18/100 · Garden Plain: 18/100
No gap.
Cheney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Garden Plain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cheney: 74/100 · Garden Plain: 75/100
Garden Plain is 1 points higher.
Cheney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Garden Plain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cheney: 12/100 · Garden Plain: 46/100
Garden Plain is 34 points higher.
Cheney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Garden Plain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cheney: 100/100 · Garden Plain: 100/100
No gap.
Cheney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Garden Plain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cheney: Unavailable · Garden Plain: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cheney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Garden Plain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cheney: 62/100 · Garden Plain: 59/100
Cheney is 3 points higher.
Cheney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Garden Plain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cheney: 28/100 · Garden Plain: 28/100
No gap.
Cheney: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Garden Plain: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.