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Hiawatha vs Topeka, KS

Topeka currently scores 2 points higher overall than Hiawatha, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Hiawatha

46/100

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Topeka

48/100

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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

Hiawatha: 46/100 · Topeka: 48/100

Topeka is 2 points higher.

Flood

Hiawatha: 48/100 · Topeka: 63/100

Topeka is 15 points higher.

Hiawatha: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Topeka: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Hiawatha: 18/100 · Topeka: 18/100

No gap.

Hiawatha: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Topeka: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Hiawatha: 63/100 · Topeka: 58/100

Hiawatha is 5 points higher.

Hiawatha: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Topeka: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Hiawatha: 19/100 · Topeka: 8/100

Hiawatha is 11 points higher.

Hiawatha: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Topeka: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Hiawatha: 100/100 · Topeka: 100/100

No gap.

Hiawatha: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Topeka: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Hiawatha: Unavailable · Topeka: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Hiawatha: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Topeka: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Hiawatha: 43/100 · Topeka: 62/100

Topeka is 19 points higher.

Hiawatha: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Topeka: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Hiawatha: 28/100 · Topeka: 27/100

Hiawatha is 1 points higher.

Hiawatha: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Topeka: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.