City vs city
Valley Falls vs Winchester, KS
Valley Falls currently scores 13 points higher overall than Winchester, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Valley Falls: 51/100 · Winchester: 38/100
Valley Falls is 13 points higher.
Flood
Valley Falls: 69/100 · Winchester: 43/100
Valley Falls is 26 points higher.
Valley Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Winchester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Valley Falls: 18/100 · Winchester: 18/100
No gap.
Valley Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winchester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Valley Falls: 58/100 · Winchester: 65/100
Winchester is 7 points higher.
Valley Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winchester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Valley Falls: 42/100 · Winchester: 4/100
Valley Falls is 38 points higher.
Valley Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winchester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Valley Falls: 100/100 · Winchester: 58/100
Valley Falls is 42 points higher.
Valley Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winchester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Valley Falls: Unavailable · Winchester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Valley Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winchester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Valley Falls: 40/100 · Winchester: 52/100
Winchester is 12 points higher.
Valley Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winchester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Valley Falls: 27/100 · Winchester: 27/100
No gap.
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.
Winchester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.