City vs city
Kansas City vs Manhattan, KS
Manhattan currently scores 9 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.
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
Kansas City: 42/100 · Manhattan: 51/100
Manhattan is 9 points higher.
Flood
Kansas City: 24/100 · Manhattan: 68/100
Manhattan is 44 points higher.
Kansas City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Manhattan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kansas City: 18/100 · Manhattan: 18/100
No gap.
Kansas City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Manhattan: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kansas City: 77/100 · Manhattan: 57/100
Kansas City is 20 points higher.
Kansas City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Manhattan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kansas City: 4/100 · Manhattan: 35/100
Manhattan is 31 points higher.
Kansas City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Manhattan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kansas City: 100/100 · Manhattan: 100/100
No gap.
Kansas City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Manhattan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kansas City: Unavailable · Manhattan: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kansas City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Manhattan: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kansas City: 43/100 · Manhattan: 56/100
Manhattan is 13 points higher.
Kansas City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Manhattan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kansas City: 26/100 · Manhattan: 26/100
No gap.
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.
Manhattan: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.