City vs city
Ness City vs Topeka, KS
Topeka currently scores 18 points higher overall than Ness City, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Ness City: 30/100 · Topeka: 48/100
Topeka is 18 points higher.
Flood
Ness City: Unavailable · Topeka: 63/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ness City: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Topeka: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ness City: 18/100 · Topeka: 18/100
No gap.
Ness City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Topeka: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ness City: 34/100 · Topeka: 58/100
Topeka is 24 points higher.
Ness City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Topeka: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ness City: 12/100 · Topeka: 8/100
Ness City is 4 points higher.
Ness City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Topeka: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ness City: 100/100 · Topeka: 100/100
No gap.
Ness City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Topeka: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ness City: Unavailable · Topeka: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ness City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Topeka: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ness City: 23/100 · Topeka: 62/100
Topeka is 39 points higher.
Ness City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Topeka: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ness City: 20/100 · Topeka: 27/100
Topeka is 7 points higher.
Ness City: 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.