City vs city
Edwardsville vs Topeka, KS
Edwardsville currently scores 9 points higher overall than Topeka, 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
Edwardsville: 57/100 · Topeka: 48/100
Edwardsville is 9 points higher.
Flood
Edwardsville: 70/100 · Topeka: 63/100
Edwardsville is 7 points higher.
Edwardsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Topeka: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Edwardsville: 18/100 · Topeka: 18/100
No gap.
Edwardsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Topeka: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Edwardsville: 78/100 · Topeka: 58/100
Edwardsville is 20 points higher.
Edwardsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Topeka: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Edwardsville: 58/100 · Topeka: 8/100
Edwardsville is 50 points higher.
Edwardsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Topeka: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Edwardsville: 100/100 · Topeka: 100/100
No gap.
Edwardsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Topeka: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Edwardsville: Unavailable · Topeka: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Edwardsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Topeka: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Edwardsville: 52/100 · Topeka: 62/100
Topeka is 10 points higher.
Edwardsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Topeka: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Edwardsville: 25/100 · Topeka: 27/100
Topeka is 2 points higher.
Edwardsville: 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.