City vs city
Lawrence vs Valley Falls, KS
Lawrence currently scores 9 points higher overall than Valley Falls, 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 · Valley Falls: 51/100
Lawrence is 9 points higher.
Flood
Lawrence: 64/100 · Valley Falls: 69/100
Valley Falls is 5 points higher.
Lawrence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Valley Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lawrence: 18/100 · Valley Falls: 18/100
No gap.
Lawrence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valley Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lawrence: 68/100 · Valley Falls: 58/100
Lawrence is 10 points higher.
Lawrence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valley Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lawrence: 88/100 · Valley Falls: 42/100
Lawrence is 46 points higher.
Lawrence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valley Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lawrence: 100/100 · Valley Falls: 100/100
No gap.
Lawrence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valley Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lawrence: Unavailable · Valley Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lawrence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valley Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lawrence: 59/100 · Valley Falls: 40/100
Lawrence is 19 points higher.
Lawrence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valley Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lawrence: 26/100 · Valley Falls: 27/100
Valley Falls 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.
Valley Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.