City vs city
Hot Springs vs Malvern, AR
Malvern currently scores 6 points higher overall than Hot Springs, 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
Hot Springs: 45/100 · Malvern: 51/100
Malvern is 6 points higher.
Flood
Hot Springs: 42/100 · Malvern: 64/100
Malvern is 22 points higher.
Hot Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Malvern: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hot Springs: 14/100 · Malvern: 14/100
No gap.
Hot Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Malvern: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hot Springs: 77/100 · Malvern: 79/100
Malvern is 2 points higher.
Hot Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Malvern: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hot Springs: 35/100 · Malvern: 4/100
Hot Springs is 31 points higher.
Hot Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Malvern: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hot Springs: 100/100 · Malvern: 100/100
No gap.
Hot Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Malvern: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hot Springs: Unavailable · Malvern: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hot Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Malvern: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hot Springs: 18/100 · Malvern: 68/100
Malvern is 50 points higher.
Hot Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Malvern: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hot Springs: 26/100 · Malvern: 26/100
No gap.
Hot Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Malvern: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.