City vs city
Parsons vs Wichita, KS
Parsons currently scores 2 points higher overall than Wichita, 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
Parsons: 51/100 · Wichita: 49/100
Parsons is 2 points higher.
Flood
Parsons: 60/100 · Wichita: 47/100
Parsons is 13 points higher.
Parsons: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wichita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Parsons: 17/100 · Wichita: 18/100
Wichita is 1 points higher.
Parsons: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wichita: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Parsons: 88/100 · Wichita: 75/100
Parsons is 13 points higher.
Parsons: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wichita: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Parsons: 31/100 · Wichita: 23/100
Parsons is 8 points higher.
Parsons: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wichita: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Parsons: 100/100 · Wichita: 100/100
No gap.
Parsons: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wichita: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Parsons: Unavailable · Wichita: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Parsons: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wichita: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Parsons: 36/100 · Wichita: 55/100
Wichita is 19 points higher.
Parsons: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wichita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Parsons: 27/100 · Wichita: 28/100
Wichita is 1 points higher.
Parsons: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wichita: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.