City vs city

Hutchinson vs Lawrence, KS

Lawrence currently scores 6 points higher overall than Hutchinson, with the largest gap in tornado.

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

Hutchinson

54/100

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Lawrence

60/100

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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

Hutchinson: 54/100 · Lawrence: 60/100

Lawrence is 6 points higher.

Flood

Hutchinson: 64/100 · Lawrence: 64/100

No gap.

Hutchinson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.

Lawrence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Hutchinson: 18/100 · Lawrence: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Hutchinson: 66/100 · Lawrence: 68/100

Lawrence is 2 points higher.

Hutchinson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lawrence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Hutchinson: 50/100 · Lawrence: 88/100

Lawrence is 38 points higher.

Hutchinson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lawrence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Hutchinson: 100/100 · Lawrence: 100/100

No gap.

Hutchinson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lawrence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Hutchinson: Unavailable · Lawrence: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Hutchinson: 51/100 · Lawrence: 59/100

Lawrence is 8 points higher.

Hutchinson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lawrence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Hutchinson: 28/100 · Lawrence: 26/100

Hutchinson is 2 points higher.

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

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