City vs city
Fort Smith vs Hickory Ridge, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 26 points higher overall than Hickory Ridge, 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
Fort Smith: 69/100 · Hickory Ridge: 43/100
Fort Smith is 26 points higher.
Flood
Fort Smith: 100/100 · Hickory Ridge: 56/100
Fort Smith is 44 points higher.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Hickory Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Smith: 15/100 · Hickory Ridge: 14/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hickory Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Smith: 84/100 · Hickory Ridge: 64/100
Fort Smith is 20 points higher.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hickory Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Smith: 100/100 · Hickory Ridge: 88/100
Fort Smith is 12 points higher.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hickory Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Smith: 100/100 · Hickory Ridge: 18/100
Fort Smith is 82 points higher.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hickory Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Smith: Unavailable · Hickory Ridge: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hickory Ridge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Smith: 59/100 · Hickory Ridge: 32/100
Fort Smith is 27 points higher.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hickory Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Smith: 27/100 · Hickory Ridge: 28/100
Hickory Ridge is 1 points higher.
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.
Hickory Ridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.