City vs city
Fort Scott vs Wichita, KS
Wichita currently scores 6 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 · Wichita: 49/100
Wichita is 6 points higher.
Flood
Fort Scott: 65/100 · Wichita: 47/100
Fort Scott is 18 points higher.
Fort Scott: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wichita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Scott: 17/100 · Wichita: 18/100
Wichita is 1 points higher.
Fort Scott: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wichita: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Scott: 68/100 · Wichita: 75/100
Wichita is 7 points higher.
Fort Scott: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wichita: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Scott: 12/100 · Wichita: 23/100
Wichita is 11 points higher.
Fort Scott: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wichita: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Scott: 70/100 · Wichita: 100/100
Wichita is 30 points higher.
Fort Scott: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wichita: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Scott: Unavailable · Wichita: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Scott: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wichita: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Scott: 41/100 · Wichita: 55/100
Wichita is 14 points higher.
Fort Scott: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wichita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Scott: 26/100 · Wichita: 28/100
Wichita is 2 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.
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.