City vs city
Elmdale vs Emporia, KS
Elmdale currently scores 1 points higher overall than Emporia, 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
Elmdale: 53/100 · Emporia: 52/100
Elmdale is 1 points higher.
Flood
Elmdale: 73/100 · Emporia: 69/100
Elmdale is 4 points higher.
Elmdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Emporia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elmdale: 18/100 · Emporia: 18/100
No gap.
Elmdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Emporia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elmdale: 65/100 · Emporia: 69/100
Emporia is 4 points higher.
Elmdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Emporia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elmdale: 88/100 · Emporia: 23/100
Elmdale is 65 points higher.
Elmdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Emporia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elmdale: 58/100 · Emporia: 100/100
Emporia is 42 points higher.
Elmdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Emporia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elmdale: Unavailable · Emporia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elmdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Emporia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elmdale: 43/100 · Emporia: 56/100
Emporia is 13 points higher.
Elmdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Emporia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elmdale: 27/100 · Emporia: 27/100
No gap.
Elmdale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Emporia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.