City vs city
Niles vs Salina, KS
Niles currently scores 2 points higher overall than Salina, 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
Niles: 57/100 · Salina: 55/100
Niles is 2 points higher.
Flood
Niles: 100/100 · Salina: 93/100
Niles is 7 points higher.
Niles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Salina: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Niles: 18/100 · Salina: 18/100
No gap.
Niles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salina: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Niles: 62/100 · Salina: 62/100
No gap.
Niles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salina: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Niles: 69/100 · Salina: 50/100
Niles is 19 points higher.
Niles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salina: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Niles: 90/100 · Salina: 100/100
Salina is 10 points higher.
Niles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salina: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Niles: Unavailable · Salina: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Niles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salina: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Niles: 44/100 · Salina: 47/100
Salina is 3 points higher.
Niles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salina: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Niles: 13/100 · Salina: 13/100
No gap.
Niles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Salina: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.