City vs city

Kansas City vs Ottawa, KS

Ottawa 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.

Kansas City

42/100

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Ottawa

46/100

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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

Kansas City: 42/100 · Ottawa: 46/100

Ottawa is 4 points higher.

Flood

Kansas City: 24/100 · Ottawa: 53/100

Ottawa is 29 points higher.

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

Ottawa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Kansas City: 18/100 · Ottawa: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Kansas City: 77/100 · Ottawa: 70/100

Kansas City is 7 points higher.

Kansas City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Ottawa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Kansas City: 4/100 · Ottawa: 15/100

Ottawa is 11 points higher.

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

Ottawa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Kansas City: 100/100 · Ottawa: 86/100

Kansas City is 14 points higher.

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

Ottawa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Kansas City: Unavailable · Ottawa: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Kansas City: 43/100 · Ottawa: 53/100

Ottawa is 10 points higher.

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

Ottawa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Kansas City: 26/100 · Ottawa: 26/100

No gap.

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

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