City vs city
Fort Smith vs Salem, AR
Fort Smith currently scores 4 points higher overall than Salem, with the largest gap 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
Fort Smith: 51/100 · Salem: 47/100
Fort Smith is 4 points higher.
Flood
Fort Smith: 46/100 · Salem: 34/100
Fort Smith is 12 points higher.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Smith: 15/100 · Salem: 14/100
Fort Smith is 1 points higher.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Smith: 86/100 · Salem: 77/100
Fort Smith is 9 points higher.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Smith: 23/100 · Salem: 31/100
Salem is 8 points higher.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Smith: 100/100 · Salem: 100/100
No gap.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Smith: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Smith: 62/100 · Salem: 47/100
Fort Smith is 15 points higher.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Smith: 27/100 · Salem: 26/100
Fort Smith 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.
Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.