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Brentwood vs Independence, MO

Independence currently scores 5 points higher overall than Brentwood, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Brentwood

43/100

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Independence

48/100

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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

Brentwood: 43/100 · Independence: 48/100

Independence is 5 points higher.

Flood

Brentwood: 42/100 · Independence: 50/100

Independence is 8 points higher.

Brentwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Independence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Brentwood: 16/100 · Independence: 18/100

Independence is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Brentwood: 40/100 · Independence: 75/100

Independence is 35 points higher.

Brentwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Independence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Brentwood: 38/100 · Independence: 23/100

Brentwood is 15 points higher.

Brentwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Independence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Brentwood: 100/100 · Independence: 100/100

No gap.

Brentwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Independence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Brentwood: Unavailable · Independence: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Brentwood: 40/100 · Independence: 50/100

Independence is 10 points higher.

Brentwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Independence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Brentwood: 27/100 · Independence: 22/100

Brentwood is 5 points higher.

Brentwood: 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.