City vs city
Fairfield Bay vs Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 15 points higher overall than Fairfield Bay, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Fairfield Bay: 36/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Fort Smith is 15 points higher.
Flood
Fairfield Bay: 20/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Fort Smith is 26 points higher.
Fairfield Bay: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fairfield Bay: 15/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
No gap.
Fairfield Bay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fairfield Bay: 80/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Fort Smith is 6 points higher.
Fairfield Bay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fairfield Bay: 0/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
Fort Smith is 23 points higher.
Fairfield Bay: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fairfield Bay: 29/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
Fort Smith is 71 points higher.
Fairfield Bay: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fairfield Bay: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fairfield Bay: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fairfield Bay: 45/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Fort Smith is 17 points higher.
Fairfield Bay: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fairfield Bay: 26/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
Fairfield Bay: 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.