City vs city
Independence vs Platte Woods, MO
Platte Woods currently scores 7 points higher overall than Independence, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Independence: 48/100 · Platte Woods: 55/100
Platte Woods is 7 points higher.
Flood
Independence: 50/100 · Platte Woods: 100/100
Platte Woods is 50 points higher.
Independence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Platte Woods: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Independence: 18/100 · Platte Woods: 18/100
No gap.
Independence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Platte Woods: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Independence: 75/100 · Platte Woods: 78/100
Platte Woods is 3 points higher.
Independence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Platte Woods: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Independence: 23/100 · Platte Woods: 15/100
Independence is 8 points higher.
Independence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Platte Woods: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Independence: 100/100 · Platte Woods: 100/100
No gap.
Independence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Platte Woods: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Independence: Unavailable · Platte Woods: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Independence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Platte Woods: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Independence: 50/100 · Platte Woods: 52/100
Platte Woods is 2 points higher.
Independence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Platte Woods: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Independence: 22/100 · Platte Woods: 25/100
Platte Woods is 3 points higher.
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.
Platte Woods: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.