City vs city
Bella Vista vs Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 13 points higher overall than Bella Vista, with the largest gap 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
Bella Vista: 38/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Fort Smith is 13 points higher.
Flood
Bella Vista: 0/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Fort Smith is 46 points higher.
Bella Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bella Vista: 16/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
Bella Vista is 1 points higher.
Bella Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bella Vista: 67/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Fort Smith is 19 points higher.
Bella Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bella Vista: 4/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
Fort Smith is 19 points higher.
Bella Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bella Vista: 100/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
No gap.
Bella Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bella Vista: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bella Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bella Vista: 52/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Fort Smith is 10 points higher.
Bella Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bella Vista: 30/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Bella Vista is 3 points higher.
Bella Vista: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Fort Smith: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.