City vs city
Overland Park vs Paola, KS
Paola currently scores 2 points higher overall than Overland Park, with the largest gap 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 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
Overland Park: 44/100 · Paola: 46/100
Paola is 2 points higher.
Flood
Overland Park: 12/100 · Paola: 62/100
Paola is 50 points higher.
Overland Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Paola: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Overland Park: 18/100 · Paola: 18/100
No gap.
Overland Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paola: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Overland Park: 68/100 · Paola: 58/100
Overland Park is 10 points higher.
Overland Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paola: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Overland Park: 23/100 · Paola: 8/100
Overland Park is 15 points higher.
Overland Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paola: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Overland Park: 100/100 · Paola: 100/100
No gap.
Overland Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paola: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Overland Park: Unavailable · Paola: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Overland Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paola: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Overland Park: 60/100 · Paola: 52/100
Overland Park is 8 points higher.
Overland Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paola: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Overland Park: 26/100 · Paola: 26/100
No gap.
Overland Park: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Paola: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.