City vs city
Howard vs Kansas City, KS
Howard currently scores 3 points higher overall than Kansas City, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Howard: 45/100 · Kansas City: 42/100
Howard is 3 points higher.
Flood
Howard: Unavailable · Kansas City: 24/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Howard: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Kansas City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Howard: 18/100 · Kansas City: 18/100
No gap.
Howard: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kansas City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Howard: 79/100 · Kansas City: 77/100
Howard is 2 points higher.
Howard: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kansas City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Howard: 12/100 · Kansas City: 4/100
Howard is 8 points higher.
Howard: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kansas City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Howard: 100/100 · Kansas City: 100/100
No gap.
Howard: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kansas City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Howard: Unavailable · Kansas City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Howard: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kansas City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Howard: 77/100 · Kansas City: 43/100
Howard is 34 points higher.
Howard: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kansas City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Howard: 27/100 · Kansas City: 26/100
Howard is 1 points higher.
Howard: 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.