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Lawrence vs Oswego, KS

Lawrence currently scores 22 points higher overall than Oswego, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Lawrence

60/100

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Oswego

38/100

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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

Lawrence: 60/100 · Oswego: 38/100

Lawrence is 22 points higher.

Flood

Lawrence: 64/100 · Oswego: 75/100

Oswego is 11 points higher.

Lawrence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Oswego: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lawrence: 18/100 · Oswego: 17/100

Lawrence is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Lawrence: 68/100 · Oswego: 88/100

Oswego is 20 points higher.

Lawrence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Oswego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lawrence: 88/100 · Oswego: 4/100

Lawrence is 84 points higher.

Lawrence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Oswego: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lawrence: 100/100 · Oswego: 43/100

Lawrence is 57 points higher.

Lawrence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Oswego: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lawrence: Unavailable · Oswego: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lawrence: 59/100 · Oswego: 12/100

Lawrence is 47 points higher.

Lawrence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Oswego: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lawrence: 26/100 · Oswego: 30/100

Oswego is 4 points higher.

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

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