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De Soto vs Kansas City, KS

De Soto currently scores 12 points higher overall than Kansas City, with the largest gap in flood.

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De Soto

54/100

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Kansas City

42/100

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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

De Soto: 54/100 · Kansas City: 42/100

De Soto is 12 points higher.

Flood

De Soto: 69/100 · Kansas City: 24/100

De Soto is 45 points higher.

De Soto: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Kansas City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

De Soto: 18/100 · Kansas City: 18/100

No gap.

De Soto: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Kansas City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

De Soto: 74/100 · Kansas City: 77/100

Kansas City is 3 points higher.

De Soto: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Kansas City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

De Soto: 35/100 · Kansas City: 4/100

De Soto is 31 points higher.

De Soto: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kansas City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

De Soto: 100/100 · Kansas City: 100/100

No gap.

De Soto: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kansas City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

De Soto: Unavailable · Kansas City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

De Soto: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Kansas City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

De Soto: 53/100 · Kansas City: 43/100

De Soto is 10 points higher.

De Soto: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Kansas City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

De Soto: 26/100 · Kansas City: 26/100

No gap.

De Soto: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Kansas City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.