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Aurora vs Kansas City, MO

Aurora currently scores 2 points higher overall than Kansas City, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Aurora

48/100

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Kansas City

46/100

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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

Aurora: 48/100 · Kansas City: 46/100

Aurora is 2 points higher.

Flood

Aurora: 30/100 · Kansas City: 44/100

Kansas City is 14 points higher.

Aurora: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Kansas City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Aurora: 16/100 · Kansas City: 18/100

Kansas City is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Aurora: 67/100 · Kansas City: 73/100

Kansas City is 6 points higher.

Aurora: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Kansas City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Aurora: 58/100 · Kansas City: 8/100

Aurora is 50 points higher.

Aurora: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kansas City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Aurora: 100/100 · Kansas City: 100/100

No gap.

Aurora: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kansas City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Aurora: Unavailable · Kansas City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Aurora: 44/100 · Kansas City: 59/100

Kansas City is 15 points higher.

Aurora: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Kansas City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Aurora: 22/100 · Kansas City: 23/100

Kansas City is 1 points higher.

Aurora: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Kansas City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.