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Shawnee vs Topeka, KS

Shawnee currently scores 9 points higher overall than Topeka, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Shawnee

57/100

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Topeka

48/100

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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

Shawnee: 57/100 · Topeka: 48/100

Shawnee is 9 points higher.

Flood

Shawnee: 70/100 · Topeka: 63/100

Shawnee is 7 points higher.

Shawnee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.

Topeka: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Shawnee: 18/100 · Topeka: 18/100

No gap.

Shawnee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Topeka: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Shawnee: 78/100 · Topeka: 58/100

Shawnee is 20 points higher.

Shawnee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Topeka: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Shawnee: 58/100 · Topeka: 8/100

Shawnee is 50 points higher.

Shawnee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Topeka: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Shawnee: 100/100 · Topeka: 100/100

No gap.

Shawnee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Topeka: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Shawnee: Unavailable · Topeka: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Shawnee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Topeka: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Shawnee: 52/100 · Topeka: 62/100

Topeka is 10 points higher.

Shawnee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Topeka: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Shawnee: 25/100 · Topeka: 27/100

Topeka is 2 points higher.

Shawnee: 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.