City vs city
Fort Scott vs Wichita, KS
Wichita currently scores 10 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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: 53/100
Wichita is 10 points higher.
Flood
Fort Scott: 65/100 · Wichita: 57/100
Fort Scott is 8 points higher.
Fort Scott: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wichita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 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: 74/100
Wichita is 6 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: 31/100
Wichita is 19 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: 62/100
Wichita is 21 points higher.
Fort Scott: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wichita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fort Scott: 26/100 · Wichita: 28/100
Wichita is 2 points higher.
Fort Scott: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Wichita: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.