City vs city
Kansas City vs Maplewood, MO
Kansas City currently scores 3 points higher overall than Maplewood, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Kansas City: 46/100 · Maplewood: 43/100
Kansas City is 3 points higher.
Flood
Kansas City: 44/100 · Maplewood: 42/100
Kansas City is 2 points higher.
Kansas City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Maplewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kansas City: 18/100 · Maplewood: 16/100
Kansas City is 2 points higher.
Kansas City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Maplewood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kansas City: 73/100 · Maplewood: 40/100
Kansas City is 33 points higher.
Kansas City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Maplewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kansas City: 8/100 · Maplewood: 38/100
Maplewood is 30 points higher.
Kansas City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Maplewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kansas City: 100/100 · Maplewood: 100/100
No gap.
Kansas City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Maplewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kansas City: Unavailable · Maplewood: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kansas City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Maplewood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kansas City: 59/100 · Maplewood: 40/100
Kansas City is 19 points higher.
Kansas City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Maplewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kansas City: 23/100 · Maplewood: 27/100
Maplewood is 4 points higher.
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.
Maplewood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.