City vs city
North Newton vs Wichita, KS
North Newton currently scores 9 points higher overall than Wichita, 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
North Newton: 58/100 · Wichita: 49/100
North Newton is 9 points higher.
Flood
North Newton: 57/100 · Wichita: 47/100
North Newton is 10 points higher.
North Newton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wichita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
North Newton: 18/100 · Wichita: 18/100
No gap.
North Newton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wichita: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
North Newton: 70/100 · Wichita: 75/100
Wichita is 5 points higher.
North Newton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wichita: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
North Newton: 77/100 · Wichita: 23/100
North Newton is 54 points higher.
North Newton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wichita: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
North Newton: 100/100 · Wichita: 100/100
No gap.
North Newton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wichita: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
North Newton: Unavailable · Wichita: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
North Newton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wichita: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
North Newton: 53/100 · Wichita: 55/100
Wichita is 2 points higher.
North Newton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wichita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
North Newton: 28/100 · Wichita: 28/100
No gap.
North Newton: 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.