City vs city
Bentonville vs Fort Smith, AR
Bentonville currently scores 5 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Bentonville: 56/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Bentonville is 5 points higher.
Flood
Bentonville: 34/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Fort Smith is 12 points higher.
Bentonville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bentonville: 16/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
Bentonville is 1 points higher.
Bentonville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bentonville: 68/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Fort Smith is 18 points higher.
Bentonville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bentonville: 100/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
Bentonville is 77 points higher.
Bentonville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bentonville: 100/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
No gap.
Bentonville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bentonville: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bentonville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bentonville: 47/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Fort Smith is 15 points higher.
Bentonville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Bentonville: 30/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Bentonville is 3 points higher.
Bentonville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Fort Smith: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.