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Branson vs St. Louis, MO

Branson currently scores 6 points higher overall than St. Louis, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Branson

44/100

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St. Louis

38/100

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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

Branson: 44/100 · St. Louis: 38/100

Branson is 6 points higher.

Flood

Branson: 41/100 · St. Louis: 32/100

Branson is 9 points higher.

Branson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

St. Louis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Branson: 16/100 · St. Louis: 16/100

No gap.

Branson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

St. Louis: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Branson: 60/100 · St. Louis: 39/100

Branson is 21 points higher.

Branson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

St. Louis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Branson: 19/100 · St. Louis: 15/100

Branson is 4 points higher.

Branson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

St. Louis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Branson: 100/100 · St. Louis: 100/100

No gap.

Branson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

St. Louis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Branson: Unavailable · St. Louis: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Branson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

St. Louis: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Branson: 51/100 · St. Louis: 38/100

Branson is 13 points higher.

Branson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

St. Louis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Branson: 21/100 · St. Louis: 27/100

St. Louis is 6 points higher.

Branson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

St. Louis: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.