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Hillsboro vs Kansas City, KS

Hillsboro currently scores 4 points higher overall than Kansas City, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Hillsboro

46/100

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Kansas City

42/100

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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

Hillsboro: 46/100 · Kansas City: 42/100

Hillsboro is 4 points higher.

Flood

Hillsboro: 74/100 · Kansas City: 24/100

Hillsboro is 50 points higher.

Hillsboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Kansas City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Hillsboro: 18/100 · Kansas City: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Hillsboro: 63/100 · Kansas City: 77/100

Kansas City is 14 points higher.

Hillsboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Kansas City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Hillsboro: 4/100 · Kansas City: 4/100

No gap.

Hillsboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Hillsboro: 100/100 · Kansas City: 100/100

No gap.

Hillsboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Hillsboro: Unavailable · Kansas City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Hillsboro: 36/100 · Kansas City: 43/100

Kansas City is 7 points higher.

Hillsboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Ingested air quality

Hillsboro: 28/100 · Kansas City: 26/100

Hillsboro is 2 points higher.

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.

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