City vs city
Overland Park vs Topeka, KS
Topeka currently scores 4 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 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
Overland Park: 44/100 · Topeka: 48/100
Topeka is 4 points higher.
Flood
Overland Park: 12/100 · Topeka: 63/100
Topeka is 51 points higher.
Overland Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Topeka: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Overland Park: 18/100 · Topeka: 18/100
No gap.
Overland Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Topeka: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Overland Park: 68/100 · Topeka: 58/100
Overland Park is 10 points higher.
Overland Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Topeka: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Overland Park: 23/100 · Topeka: 8/100
Overland Park is 15 points higher.
Overland Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Topeka: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Overland Park: 100/100 · Topeka: 100/100
No gap.
Overland Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Topeka: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Overland Park: Unavailable · Topeka: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Overland Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Topeka: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Overland Park: 60/100 · Topeka: 62/100
Topeka is 2 points higher.
Overland Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Topeka: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Overland Park: 26/100 · Topeka: 27/100
Topeka is 1 points higher.
Overland Park: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Topeka: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.