City vs city

Independence vs St. Charles, MO

Independence currently scores 1 points higher overall than St. Charles, with the largest gap in lightning.

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

Independence

48/100

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St. Charles

47/100

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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

Independence: 48/100 · St. Charles: 47/100

Independence is 1 points higher.

Flood

Independence: 50/100 · St. Charles: 55/100

St. Charles is 5 points higher.

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

St. Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Independence: 18/100 · St. Charles: 16/100

Independence is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Independence: 75/100 · St. Charles: 44/100

Independence is 31 points higher.

Independence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

St. Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Independence: 23/100 · St. Charles: 46/100

St. Charles is 23 points higher.

Independence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

St. Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Independence: 100/100 · St. Charles: 100/100

No gap.

Independence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

St. Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Independence: Unavailable · St. Charles: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Independence: 50/100 · St. Charles: 37/100

Independence is 13 points higher.

Independence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

St. Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Independence: 22/100 · St. Charles: 28/100

St. Charles is 6 points higher.

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

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