City vs city
Avoca vs Smithville-Sanders, IN
Avoca and Smithville-Sanders are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Avoca: 32/100 · Smithville-Sanders: 32/100
No gap.
Flood
Avoca: 36/100 · Smithville-Sanders: 34/100
Avoca is 2 points higher.
Avoca: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Smithville-Sanders: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Avoca: 15/100 · Smithville-Sanders: 15/100
No gap.
Avoca: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Smithville-Sanders: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Avoca: 72/100 · Smithville-Sanders: 77/100
Smithville-Sanders is 5 points higher.
Avoca: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Smithville-Sanders: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Avoca: 4/100 · Smithville-Sanders: 4/100
No gap.
Avoca: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smithville-Sanders: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Avoca: 30/100 · Smithville-Sanders: 38/100
Smithville-Sanders is 8 points higher.
Avoca: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smithville-Sanders: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Avoca: Unavailable · Smithville-Sanders: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Avoca: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Smithville-Sanders: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Avoca: 41/100 · Smithville-Sanders: 27/100
Avoca is 14 points higher.
Avoca: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Smithville-Sanders: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Avoca: 28/100 · Smithville-Sanders: 28/100
No gap.
Avoca: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Smithville-Sanders: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.