City vs city
Benton vs Fort Smith, AR
Benton currently scores 8 points higher overall than Fort Smith, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Benton: 59/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Benton is 8 points higher.
Flood
Benton: 50/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Benton is 4 points higher.
Benton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Benton: 14/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
Benton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Benton: 76/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Fort Smith is 10 points higher.
Benton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Benton: 77/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
Benton is 54 points higher.
Benton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Benton: 100/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
No gap.
Benton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Benton: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Benton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Benton: 67/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Benton is 5 points higher.
Benton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Benton: 26/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
Benton: 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.