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Jackson vs Kansas City, MO

Jackson currently scores 1 points higher overall than Kansas City, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Jackson

47/100

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Kansas City

46/100

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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

Jackson: 47/100 · Kansas City: 46/100

Jackson is 1 points higher.

Flood

Jackson: 43/100 · Kansas City: 44/100

Kansas City is 1 points higher.

Jackson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Kansas City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Jackson: 15/100 · Kansas City: 18/100

Kansas City is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Jackson: 50/100 · Kansas City: 73/100

Kansas City is 23 points higher.

Jackson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Kansas City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Jackson: 58/100 · Kansas City: 8/100

Jackson is 50 points higher.

Jackson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Jackson: 100/100 · Kansas City: 100/100

No gap.

Jackson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Jackson: Unavailable · Kansas City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Jackson: 39/100 · Kansas City: 59/100

Kansas City is 20 points higher.

Jackson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Ingested air quality

Jackson: 26/100 · Kansas City: 23/100

Jackson is 3 points higher.

Jackson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Kansas City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.