City vs city
Saint Marks vs Topeka, KS
Saint Marks currently scores 10 points higher overall than Topeka, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Saint Marks: 58/100 · Topeka: 48/100
Saint Marks is 10 points higher.
Flood
Saint Marks: 65/100 · Topeka: 63/100
Saint Marks is 2 points higher.
Saint Marks: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Topeka: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Saint Marks: 18/100 · Topeka: 18/100
No gap.
Saint Marks: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Topeka: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Saint Marks: 74/100 · Topeka: 58/100
Saint Marks is 16 points higher.
Saint Marks: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Topeka: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Saint Marks: 62/100 · Topeka: 8/100
Saint Marks is 54 points higher.
Saint Marks: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Topeka: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Saint Marks: 100/100 · Topeka: 100/100
No gap.
Saint Marks: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Topeka: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Saint Marks: Unavailable · Topeka: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Saint Marks: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Topeka: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Saint Marks: 60/100 · Topeka: 62/100
Topeka is 2 points higher.
Saint Marks: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Topeka: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Saint Marks: 28/100 · Topeka: 27/100
Saint Marks is 1 points higher.
Saint Marks: 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.