City vs city
Kansas City vs Mount Vernon, MO
Kansas City and Mount Vernon are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wildfire.
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 · Mount Vernon: 46/100
No gap.
Flood
Kansas City: 44/100 · Mount Vernon: 49/100
Mount Vernon is 5 points higher.
Kansas City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Mount Vernon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kansas City: 18/100 · Mount Vernon: 16/100
Kansas City is 2 points higher.
Kansas City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mount Vernon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kansas City: 73/100 · Mount Vernon: 71/100
Kansas City is 2 points higher.
Kansas City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mount Vernon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kansas City: 8/100 · Mount Vernon: 19/100
Mount Vernon is 11 points higher.
Kansas City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Vernon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kansas City: 100/100 · Mount Vernon: 100/100
No gap.
Kansas City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Vernon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kansas City: Unavailable · Mount Vernon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kansas City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mount Vernon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kansas City: 59/100 · Mount Vernon: 45/100
Kansas City is 14 points higher.
Kansas City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mount Vernon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kansas City: 23/100 · Mount Vernon: 22/100
Kansas City is 1 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.
Mount Vernon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.