City vs city
Cherokee vs Topeka, KS
Topeka currently scores 6 points higher overall than Cherokee, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Cherokee: 42/100 · Topeka: 48/100
Topeka is 6 points higher.
Flood
Cherokee: 62/100 · Topeka: 63/100
Topeka is 1 points higher.
Cherokee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Topeka: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cherokee: 17/100 · Topeka: 18/100
Topeka is 1 points higher.
Cherokee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Topeka: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cherokee: 87/100 · Topeka: 58/100
Cherokee is 29 points higher.
Cherokee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Topeka: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cherokee: 8/100 · Topeka: 8/100
No gap.
Cherokee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Topeka: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cherokee: 37/100 · Topeka: 100/100
Topeka is 63 points higher.
Cherokee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Topeka: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cherokee: Unavailable · Topeka: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cherokee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Topeka: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cherokee: 51/100 · Topeka: 62/100
Topeka is 11 points higher.
Cherokee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Topeka: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cherokee: 30/100 · Topeka: 27/100
Cherokee is 3 points higher.
Cherokee: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Topeka: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.