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Niles vs Wichita, KS

Niles currently scores 8 points higher overall than Wichita, with the largest gap in flood.

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Wichita

49/100

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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 · Wichita: 49/100

Niles is 8 points higher.

Flood

Niles: 100/100 · Wichita: 47/100

Niles is 53 points higher.

Niles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wichita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Niles: 18/100 · Wichita: 18/100

No gap.

Niles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Wichita: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Niles: 62/100 · Wichita: 75/100

Wichita is 13 points higher.

Niles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Wichita: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Niles: 69/100 · Wichita: 23/100

Niles is 46 points higher.

Niles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wichita: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Niles: 90/100 · Wichita: 100/100

Wichita is 10 points higher.

Niles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wichita: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Niles: Unavailable · Wichita: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Niles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wichita: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Niles: 44/100 · Wichita: 55/100

Wichita is 11 points higher.

Niles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Wichita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Niles: 13/100 · Wichita: 28/100

Wichita is 15 points higher.

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.

Wichita: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.