City vs city
Fort Smith vs Van Buren, AR
Van Buren currently scores 9 points higher overall than Fort Smith, 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
Fort Smith: 51/100 · Van Buren: 60/100
Van Buren is 9 points higher.
Flood
Fort Smith: 46/100 · Van Buren: 50/100
Van Buren is 4 points higher.
Fort Smith: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Van Buren: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Smith: 15/100 · Van Buren: 15/100
No gap.
Fort Smith: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Van Buren: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Smith: 86/100 · Van Buren: 84/100
Fort Smith is 2 points higher.
Fort Smith: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Van Buren: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Smith: 23/100 · Van Buren: 81/100
Van Buren is 58 points higher.
Fort Smith: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Van Buren: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Smith: 100/100 · Van Buren: 100/100
No gap.
Fort Smith: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Van Buren: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Smith: Unavailable · Van Buren: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Smith: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Van Buren: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Smith: 62/100 · Van Buren: 66/100
Van Buren is 4 points higher.
Fort Smith: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Van Buren: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Smith: 27/100 · Van Buren: 27/100
No gap.
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.
Van Buren: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.