City vs city
Shawnee vs Valley Falls, KS
Shawnee currently scores 6 points higher overall than Valley Falls, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Shawnee: 57/100 · Valley Falls: 51/100
Shawnee is 6 points higher.
Flood
Shawnee: 70/100 · Valley Falls: 69/100
Shawnee is 1 points higher.
Shawnee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Valley Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Shawnee: 18/100 · Valley Falls: 18/100
No gap.
Shawnee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valley Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Shawnee: 78/100 · Valley Falls: 58/100
Shawnee is 20 points higher.
Shawnee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valley Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Shawnee: 58/100 · Valley Falls: 42/100
Shawnee is 16 points higher.
Shawnee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valley Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Shawnee: 100/100 · Valley Falls: 100/100
No gap.
Shawnee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valley Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Shawnee: Unavailable · Valley Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Shawnee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valley Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Shawnee: 52/100 · Valley Falls: 40/100
Shawnee is 12 points higher.
Shawnee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valley Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Shawnee: 25/100 · Valley Falls: 27/100
Valley Falls 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.
Valley Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.