City vs city
Lawrence vs Niles, KS
Lawrence currently scores 3 points higher overall than Niles, 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
Lawrence: 60/100 · Niles: 57/100
Lawrence is 3 points higher.
Flood
Lawrence: 64/100 · Niles: 100/100
Niles is 36 points higher.
Lawrence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Niles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lawrence: 18/100 · Niles: 18/100
No gap.
Lawrence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Niles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lawrence: 68/100 · Niles: 62/100
Lawrence is 6 points higher.
Lawrence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Niles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lawrence: 88/100 · Niles: 69/100
Lawrence is 19 points higher.
Lawrence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Niles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lawrence: 100/100 · Niles: 90/100
Lawrence is 10 points higher.
Lawrence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Niles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lawrence: Unavailable · Niles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lawrence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Niles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lawrence: 59/100 · Niles: 44/100
Lawrence is 15 points higher.
Lawrence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Niles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lawrence: 26/100 · Niles: 13/100
Lawrence is 13 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.
Niles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.