City vs city
Emporia vs Wichita, KS
Emporia currently scores 3 points higher overall than Wichita, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Emporia: 52/100 · Wichita: 49/100
Emporia is 3 points higher.
Flood
Emporia: 69/100 · Wichita: 47/100
Emporia is 22 points higher.
Emporia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wichita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Emporia: 18/100 · Wichita: 18/100
No gap.
Emporia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wichita: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Emporia: 69/100 · Wichita: 75/100
Wichita is 6 points higher.
Emporia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wichita: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Emporia: 23/100 · Wichita: 23/100
No gap.
Emporia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wichita: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Emporia: 100/100 · Wichita: 100/100
No gap.
Emporia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wichita: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Emporia: Unavailable · Wichita: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Emporia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wichita: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Emporia: 56/100 · Wichita: 55/100
Emporia is 1 points higher.
Emporia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wichita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Emporia: 27/100 · Wichita: 28/100
Wichita is 1 points higher.
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.
Wichita: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.