City vs city
Cabot vs Fort Smith, AR
Cabot and Fort Smith 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
Cabot: 51/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
No gap.
Flood
Cabot: 61/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Cabot is 15 points higher.
Cabot: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cabot: 14/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
Cabot: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cabot: 82/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Fort Smith is 4 points higher.
Cabot: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cabot: 38/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
Cabot is 15 points higher.
Cabot: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cabot: 100/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
No gap.
Cabot: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cabot: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cabot: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cabot: 34/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Fort Smith is 28 points higher.
Cabot: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cabot: 26/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
Cabot: 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.