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Hill City vs Topeka, KS

Topeka currently scores 21 points higher overall than Hill City, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Hill City

30/100

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Topeka

51/100

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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 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

Hill City: 30/100 · Topeka: 51/100

Topeka is 21 points higher.

Flood

Hill City: Unavailable · Topeka: 53/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Hill City: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

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

Wind

Hill City: 18/100 · Topeka: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Hill City: 36/100 · Topeka: 59/100

Topeka is 23 points higher.

Hill City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Topeka: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Hill City: 19/100 · Topeka: 50/100

Topeka is 31 points higher.

Hill City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Topeka: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Hill City: 100/100 · Topeka: 100/100

No gap.

Hill City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Topeka: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Hill City: Unavailable · Topeka: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Hill City: 14/100 · Topeka: 53/100

Topeka is 39 points higher.

Hill City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Topeka: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Hill City: 20/100 · Topeka: 27/100

Topeka is 7 points higher.

Hill City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Topeka: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.