City vs city
Garden Plain vs Kansas City, KS
Garden Plain currently scores 10 points higher overall than Kansas City, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Garden Plain: 52/100 · Kansas City: 42/100
Garden Plain is 10 points higher.
Flood
Garden Plain: 40/100 · Kansas City: 24/100
Garden Plain is 16 points higher.
Garden Plain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Kansas City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Garden Plain: 18/100 · Kansas City: 18/100
No gap.
Garden Plain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kansas City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Garden Plain: 75/100 · Kansas City: 77/100
Kansas City is 2 points higher.
Garden Plain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kansas City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Garden Plain: 46/100 · Kansas City: 4/100
Garden Plain is 42 points higher.
Garden Plain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kansas City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Garden Plain: 100/100 · Kansas City: 100/100
No gap.
Garden Plain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kansas City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Garden Plain: Unavailable · Kansas City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Garden Plain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kansas City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Garden Plain: 59/100 · Kansas City: 43/100
Garden Plain is 16 points higher.
Garden Plain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kansas City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Garden Plain: 28/100 · Kansas City: 26/100
Garden Plain is 2 points higher.
Garden Plain: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Kansas City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.