City vs city
Independence vs Sugar Creek, MO
Independence and Sugar Creek are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 · Sugar Creek: 48/100
No gap.
Flood
Independence: 50/100 · Sugar Creek: 63/100
Sugar Creek is 13 points higher.
Independence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Sugar Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Independence: 18/100 · Sugar Creek: 18/100
No gap.
Independence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sugar Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Independence: 75/100 · Sugar Creek: 77/100
Sugar Creek is 2 points higher.
Independence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sugar Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Independence: 23/100 · Sugar Creek: 15/100
Independence is 8 points higher.
Independence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sugar Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Independence: 100/100 · Sugar Creek: 94/100
Independence is 6 points higher.
Independence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sugar Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Independence: Unavailable · Sugar Creek: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Independence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sugar Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Independence: 50/100 · Sugar Creek: 46/100
Independence is 4 points higher.
Independence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sugar Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Independence: 22/100 · Sugar Creek: 26/100
Sugar Creek is 4 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.
Sugar Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.