City vs city
Merriam vs Shawnee, KS
Shawnee currently scores 9 points higher overall than Merriam, 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
Merriam: 48/100 · Shawnee: 57/100
Shawnee is 9 points higher.
Flood
Merriam: 6/100 · Shawnee: 70/100
Shawnee is 64 points higher.
Merriam: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Shawnee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Merriam: 18/100 · Shawnee: 18/100
No gap.
Merriam: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Shawnee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Merriam: 77/100 · Shawnee: 78/100
Shawnee is 1 points higher.
Merriam: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Shawnee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Merriam: 0/100 · Shawnee: 58/100
Shawnee is 58 points higher.
Merriam: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shawnee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Merriam: 100/100 · Shawnee: 100/100
No gap.
Merriam: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shawnee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Merriam: Unavailable · Shawnee: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Merriam: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Shawnee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Merriam: 60/100 · Shawnee: 52/100
Merriam is 8 points higher.
Merriam: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Shawnee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Merriam: 26/100 · Shawnee: 25/100
Merriam is 1 points higher.
Merriam: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Shawnee: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.