City vs city
Wathena vs Wichita, KS
Wichita currently scores 9 points higher overall than Wathena, 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
Wathena: 40/100 · Wichita: 49/100
Wichita is 9 points higher.
Flood
Wathena: 34/100 · Wichita: 47/100
Wichita is 13 points higher.
Wathena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wichita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Wathena: 18/100 · Wichita: 18/100
No gap.
Wathena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wichita: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Wathena: 62/100 · Wichita: 75/100
Wichita is 13 points higher.
Wathena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wichita: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Wathena: 23/100 · Wichita: 23/100
No gap.
Wathena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wichita: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Wathena: 79/100 · Wichita: 100/100
Wichita is 21 points higher.
Wathena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wichita: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Wathena: Unavailable · Wichita: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Wathena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wichita: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Wathena: 35/100 · Wichita: 55/100
Wichita is 20 points higher.
Wathena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wichita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Wathena: 29/100 · Wichita: 28/100
Wathena is 1 points higher.
Wathena: 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.