City vs city
Fayetteville vs Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 7 points higher overall than Fayetteville, 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
Fayetteville: 44/100 · Fort Smith: 51/100
Fort Smith is 7 points higher.
Flood
Fayetteville: 33/100 · Fort Smith: 46/100
Fort Smith is 13 points higher.
Fayetteville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fayetteville: 16/100 · Fort Smith: 15/100
Fayetteville is 1 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fayetteville: 74/100 · Fort Smith: 86/100
Fort Smith is 12 points higher.
Fayetteville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fayetteville: 8/100 · Fort Smith: 23/100
Fort Smith is 15 points higher.
Fayetteville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fayetteville: 100/100 · Fort Smith: 100/100
No gap.
Fayetteville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fayetteville: Unavailable · Fort Smith: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fayetteville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fayetteville: 47/100 · Fort Smith: 62/100
Fort Smith is 15 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fayetteville: 30/100 · Fort Smith: 27/100
Fayetteville is 3 points higher.
Fayetteville: 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.