City vs city
Garden Plain vs Viola, KS
Garden Plain currently scores 6 points higher overall than Viola, 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 · Viola: 46/100
Garden Plain is 6 points higher.
Flood
Garden Plain: 40/100 · Viola: 48/100
Viola is 8 points higher.
Garden Plain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Viola: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Garden Plain: 18/100 · Viola: 18/100
No gap.
Garden Plain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Viola: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Garden Plain: 75/100 · Viola: 71/100
Garden Plain is 4 points higher.
Garden Plain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Viola: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Garden Plain: 46/100 · Viola: 4/100
Garden Plain is 42 points higher.
Garden Plain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Viola: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Garden Plain: 100/100 · Viola: 100/100
No gap.
Garden Plain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Viola: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Garden Plain: Unavailable · Viola: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Garden Plain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Viola: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Garden Plain: 59/100 · Viola: 53/100
Garden Plain is 6 points higher.
Garden Plain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Viola: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Garden Plain: 28/100 · Viola: 28/100
No gap.
Garden Plain: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Viola: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.