City vs city
Mound Valley vs Topeka, KS
Mound Valley and Topeka are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.
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
Mound Valley: 48/100 · Topeka: 48/100
No gap.
Flood
Mound Valley: 50/100 · Topeka: 63/100
Topeka is 13 points higher.
Mound Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Topeka: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mound Valley: 17/100 · Topeka: 18/100
Topeka is 1 points higher.
Mound Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Topeka: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mound Valley: 90/100 · Topeka: 58/100
Mound Valley is 32 points higher.
Mound Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Topeka: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mound Valley: 0/100 · Topeka: 8/100
Topeka is 8 points higher.
Mound Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Topeka: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mound Valley: 64/100 · Topeka: 100/100
Topeka is 36 points higher.
Mound Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Topeka: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mound Valley: Unavailable · Topeka: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mound Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Topeka: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mound Valley: 42/100 · Topeka: 62/100
Topeka is 20 points higher.
Mound Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Topeka: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mound Valley: 27/100 · Topeka: 27/100
No gap.
Mound Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Topeka: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.