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La Crosse vs Wichita, KS

Wichita currently scores 16 points higher overall than La Crosse, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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La Crosse

37/100

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Wichita

53/100

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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

La Crosse: 37/100 · Wichita: 53/100

Wichita is 16 points higher.

Flood

La Crosse: Unavailable · Wichita: 57/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

La Crosse: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wichita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.

Wind

La Crosse: 18/100 · Wichita: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

La Crosse: 48/100 · Wichita: 74/100

Wichita is 26 points higher.

La Crosse: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Wichita: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

La Crosse: 42/100 · Wichita: 31/100

La Crosse is 11 points higher.

La Crosse: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wichita: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

La Crosse: 100/100 · Wichita: 100/100

No gap.

La Crosse: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wichita: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

La Crosse: Unavailable · Wichita: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

La Crosse: 32/100 · Wichita: 62/100

Wichita is 30 points higher.

La Crosse: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Wichita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

La Crosse: 20/100 · Wichita: 28/100

Wichita is 8 points higher.

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

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