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Carthage vs Kansas City, MO

Kansas City currently scores 9 points higher overall than Carthage, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Carthage

47/100

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Kansas City

56/100

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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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Carthage: 47/100 · Kansas City: 56/100

Kansas City is 9 points higher.

Flood

Carthage: 52/100 · Kansas City: 100/100

Kansas City is 48 points higher.

Carthage: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Kansas City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Carthage: 17/100 · Kansas City: 18/100

Kansas City is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Carthage: 79/100 · Kansas City: 77/100

Carthage is 2 points higher.

Carthage: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Kansas City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Carthage: 8/100 · Kansas City: 23/100

Kansas City is 15 points higher.

Carthage: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Carthage: 100/100 · Kansas City: 100/100

No gap.

Carthage: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Carthage: Unavailable · Kansas City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Carthage: 46/100 · Kansas City: 56/100

Kansas City is 10 points higher.

Carthage: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Current air quality

Carthage: 28/100 · Kansas City: 21/100

Carthage is 7 points higher.

Carthage: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Kansas City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.