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Olathe vs Smith Center, KS

Olathe currently scores 15 points higher overall than Smith Center, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Olathe

48/100

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Smith Center

33/100

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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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Olathe: 48/100 · Smith Center: 33/100

Olathe is 15 points higher.

Flood

Olathe: 38/100 · Smith Center: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Olathe: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Smith Center: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Olathe: 18/100 · Smith Center: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Olathe: 69/100 · Smith Center: 44/100

Olathe is 25 points higher.

Olathe: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Smith Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Olathe: 27/100 · Smith Center: 31/100

Smith Center is 4 points higher.

Olathe: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Smith Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Olathe: 100/100 · Smith Center: 100/100

No gap.

Olathe: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Smith Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Olathe: Unavailable · Smith Center: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Olathe: 61/100 · Smith Center: 26/100

Olathe is 35 points higher.

Olathe: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Smith Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Olathe: 26/100 · Smith Center: 12/100

Olathe is 14 points higher.

Olathe: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Smith Center: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.