City vs city
Lawrence vs Mound Valley, KS
Lawrence currently scores 12 points higher overall than Mound Valley, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Lawrence: 60/100 · Mound Valley: 48/100
Lawrence is 12 points higher.
Flood
Lawrence: 64/100 · Mound Valley: 50/100
Lawrence is 14 points higher.
Lawrence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Mound Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lawrence: 18/100 · Mound Valley: 17/100
Lawrence is 1 points higher.
Lawrence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mound Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lawrence: 68/100 · Mound Valley: 90/100
Mound Valley is 22 points higher.
Lawrence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mound Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lawrence: 88/100 · Mound Valley: 0/100
Lawrence is 88 points higher.
Lawrence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mound Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lawrence: 100/100 · Mound Valley: 64/100
Lawrence is 36 points higher.
Lawrence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mound Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lawrence: Unavailable · Mound Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lawrence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mound Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lawrence: 59/100 · Mound Valley: 42/100
Lawrence is 17 points higher.
Lawrence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mound Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lawrence: 26/100 · Mound Valley: 27/100
Mound Valley is 1 points higher.
Lawrence: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Mound Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.