City vs city
Independence vs Poplar Bluff, MO
Poplar Bluff currently scores 13 points higher overall than Independence, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Independence: 48/100 · Poplar Bluff: 61/100
Poplar Bluff is 13 points higher.
Flood
Independence: 50/100 · Poplar Bluff: 100/100
Poplar Bluff is 50 points higher.
Independence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Poplar Bluff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Independence: 18/100 · Poplar Bluff: 15/100
Independence is 3 points higher.
Independence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Independence: 75/100 · Poplar Bluff: 74/100
Independence is 1 points higher.
Independence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Independence: 23/100 · Poplar Bluff: 65/100
Poplar Bluff is 42 points higher.
Independence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poplar Bluff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Independence: 100/100 · Poplar Bluff: 100/100
No gap.
Independence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poplar Bluff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Independence: Unavailable · Poplar Bluff: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Independence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Poplar Bluff: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Independence: 50/100 · Poplar Bluff: 48/100
Independence is 2 points higher.
Independence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Independence: 22/100 · Poplar Bluff: 26/100
Poplar Bluff is 4 points higher.
Independence: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Poplar Bluff: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.