City vs city
Elk Creek vs Pawnee City, NE
Elk Creek and Pawnee City 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
Elk Creek: 37/100 · Pawnee City: 37/100
No gap.
Flood
Elk Creek: 51/100 · Pawnee City: 45/100
Elk Creek is 6 points higher.
Elk Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Pawnee City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elk Creek: 19/100 · Pawnee City: 19/100
No gap.
Elk Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pawnee City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elk Creek: 59/100 · Pawnee City: 61/100
Pawnee City is 2 points higher.
Elk Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pawnee City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elk Creek: 12/100 · Pawnee City: 27/100
Pawnee City is 15 points higher.
Elk Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pawnee City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elk Creek: 26/100 · Pawnee City: 55/100
Pawnee City is 29 points higher.
Elk Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pawnee City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elk Creek: Unavailable · Pawnee City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elk Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pawnee City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elk Creek: 72/100 · Pawnee City: 36/100
Elk Creek is 36 points higher.
Elk Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pawnee City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elk Creek: 17/100 · Pawnee City: 17/100
No gap.
Elk 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.
Pawnee 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.