City vs city
Fort Scott vs Topeka, KS
Topeka currently scores 5 points higher overall than Fort Scott, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Fort Scott: 43/100 · Topeka: 48/100
Topeka is 5 points higher.
Flood
Fort Scott: 65/100 · Topeka: 63/100
Fort Scott is 2 points higher.
Fort Scott: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Topeka: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Scott: 17/100 · Topeka: 18/100
Topeka is 1 points higher.
Fort Scott: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Topeka: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Scott: 68/100 · Topeka: 58/100
Fort Scott is 10 points higher.
Fort Scott: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Topeka: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Scott: 12/100 · Topeka: 8/100
Fort Scott is 4 points higher.
Fort Scott: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Topeka: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Scott: 70/100 · Topeka: 100/100
Topeka is 30 points higher.
Fort Scott: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Topeka: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Scott: Unavailable · Topeka: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Scott: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Topeka: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Scott: 41/100 · Topeka: 62/100
Topeka is 21 points higher.
Fort Scott: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Topeka: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Scott: 26/100 · Topeka: 27/100
Topeka is 1 points higher.
Fort Scott: 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.