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Elmdale vs Topeka, KS

Elmdale currently scores 5 points higher overall than Topeka, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Elmdale

53/100

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Topeka

48/100

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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 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 · Topeka: 48/100

Elmdale is 5 points higher.

Flood

Elmdale: 73/100 · Topeka: 63/100

Elmdale is 10 points higher.

Elmdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Topeka: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Elmdale: 18/100 · Topeka: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Elmdale: 65/100 · Topeka: 58/100

Elmdale is 7 points higher.

Elmdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Topeka: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Elmdale: 88/100 · Topeka: 8/100

Elmdale is 80 points higher.

Elmdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Topeka: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Elmdale: 58/100 · Topeka: 100/100

Topeka is 42 points higher.

Elmdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Topeka: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Elmdale: Unavailable · Topeka: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Elmdale: 43/100 · Topeka: 62/100

Topeka is 19 points higher.

Elmdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Topeka: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Elmdale: 27/100 · Topeka: 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.

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.