City vs city
Olathe vs Smith Center, KS
Olathe currently scores 18 points higher overall than Smith Center, 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
Olathe: 51/100 · Smith Center: 33/100
Olathe is 18 points higher.
Flood
Olathe: 38/100 · Smith Center: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Olathe: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 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: 75/100 · Smith Center: 44/100
Olathe is 31 points higher.
Olathe: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Smith Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Olathe: 38/100 · Smith Center: 31/100
Olathe is 7 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: 62/100 · Smith Center: 26/100
Olathe is 36 points higher.
Olathe: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Smith Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Olathe: 26/100 · Smith Center: 12/100
Olathe is 14 points higher.
Olathe: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Smith Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.