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City vs city

Ferguson vs St. Louis, MO

Ferguson currently scores 4 points higher overall than St. Louis, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Ferguson

42/100

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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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Ferguson: 42/100 · St. Louis: 38/100

Ferguson is 4 points higher.

Flood

Ferguson: 32/100 · St. Louis: 32/100

No gap.

Ferguson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Ferguson: 16/100 · St. Louis: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Ferguson: 43/100 · St. Louis: 39/100

Ferguson is 4 points higher.

Ferguson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

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

Tornado

Ferguson: 38/100 · St. Louis: 15/100

Ferguson is 23 points higher.

Ferguson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Ferguson: 100/100 · St. Louis: 100/100

No gap.

Ferguson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Ferguson: Unavailable · St. Louis: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Ferguson: 33/100 · St. Louis: 38/100

St. Louis is 5 points higher.

Ferguson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Current air quality

Ferguson: 29/100 · St. Louis: 27/100

Ferguson is 2 points higher.

Ferguson: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

St. Louis: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.