City vs city
Hesston vs Hillsboro, KS
Hesston currently scores 9 points higher overall than Hillsboro, 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 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
Hesston: 55/100 · Hillsboro: 46/100
Hesston is 9 points higher.
Flood
Hesston: 40/100 · Hillsboro: 74/100
Hillsboro is 34 points higher.
Hesston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Hillsboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hesston: 18/100 · Hillsboro: 18/100
No gap.
Hesston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hillsboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hesston: 69/100 · Hillsboro: 63/100
Hesston is 6 points higher.
Hesston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hillsboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hesston: 81/100 · Hillsboro: 4/100
Hesston is 77 points higher.
Hesston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillsboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hesston: 100/100 · Hillsboro: 100/100
No gap.
Hesston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillsboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hesston: Unavailable · Hillsboro: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hesston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hillsboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hesston: 52/100 · Hillsboro: 36/100
Hesston is 16 points higher.
Hesston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hillsboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hesston: 28/100 · Hillsboro: 28/100
No gap.
Hesston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hillsboro: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.