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Lawrence vs Prairie Village, KS

Lawrence currently scores 18 points higher overall than Prairie Village, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Lawrence

60/100

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Prairie Village

42/100

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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 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 · Prairie Village: 42/100

Lawrence is 18 points higher.

Flood

Lawrence: 64/100 · Prairie Village: 5/100

Lawrence is 59 points higher.

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

Prairie Village: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lawrence: 18/100 · Prairie Village: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Lawrence: 68/100 · Prairie Village: 74/100

Prairie Village is 6 points higher.

Lawrence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Prairie Village: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lawrence: 88/100 · Prairie Village: 8/100

Lawrence is 80 points higher.

Lawrence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Prairie Village: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lawrence: 100/100 · Prairie Village: 100/100

No gap.

Lawrence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Prairie Village: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lawrence: Unavailable · Prairie Village: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lawrence: 59/100 · Prairie Village: 62/100

Prairie Village is 3 points higher.

Lawrence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Prairie Village: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Lawrence: 26/100 · Prairie Village: 25/100

Lawrence 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.

Prairie Village: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.