City vs city
Beverly Hills vs Independence, MO
Independence currently scores 10 points higher overall than Beverly Hills, 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
Beverly Hills: 38/100 · Independence: 48/100
Independence is 10 points higher.
Flood
Beverly Hills: 32/100 · Independence: 50/100
Independence is 18 points higher.
Beverly Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Independence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Beverly Hills: 16/100 · Independence: 18/100
Independence is 2 points higher.
Beverly Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Independence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Beverly Hills: 39/100 · Independence: 75/100
Independence is 36 points higher.
Beverly Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Independence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Beverly Hills: 15/100 · Independence: 23/100
Independence is 8 points higher.
Beverly Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Independence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Beverly Hills: 100/100 · Independence: 100/100
No gap.
Beverly Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Independence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Beverly Hills: Unavailable · Independence: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Beverly Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Independence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Beverly Hills: 38/100 · Independence: 50/100
Independence is 12 points higher.
Beverly Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Independence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Beverly Hills: 27/100 · Independence: 22/100
Beverly Hills is 5 points higher.
Beverly Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Independence: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.