City vs city
Olathe vs Valley Falls, KS
Olathe and Valley Falls are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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 · Valley Falls: 51/100
No gap.
Flood
Olathe: 38/100 · Valley Falls: 69/100
Valley Falls is 31 points higher.
Olathe: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Valley Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Olathe: 18/100 · Valley Falls: 18/100
No gap.
Olathe: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valley Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Olathe: 75/100 · Valley Falls: 58/100
Olathe is 17 points higher.
Olathe: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valley Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Olathe: 38/100 · Valley Falls: 42/100
Valley Falls is 4 points higher.
Olathe: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valley Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Olathe: 100/100 · Valley Falls: 100/100
No gap.
Olathe: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valley Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Olathe: Unavailable · Valley Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Olathe: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valley Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Olathe: 62/100 · Valley Falls: 40/100
Olathe is 22 points higher.
Olathe: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valley Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Olathe: 26/100 · Valley Falls: 27/100
Valley Falls is 1 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.
Valley Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.