City vs city
Kansas City vs Poplar Bluff, MO
Poplar Bluff currently scores 15 points higher overall than Kansas City, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Kansas City: 46/100 · Poplar Bluff: 61/100
Poplar Bluff is 15 points higher.
Flood
Kansas City: 44/100 · Poplar Bluff: 100/100
Poplar Bluff is 56 points higher.
Kansas City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Poplar Bluff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kansas City: 18/100 · Poplar Bluff: 15/100
Kansas City is 3 points higher.
Kansas City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kansas City: 73/100 · Poplar Bluff: 74/100
Poplar Bluff is 1 points higher.
Kansas City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kansas City: 8/100 · Poplar Bluff: 65/100
Poplar Bluff is 57 points higher.
Kansas City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poplar Bluff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kansas City: 100/100 · Poplar Bluff: 100/100
No gap.
Kansas City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poplar Bluff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kansas City: Unavailable · Poplar Bluff: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kansas City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Poplar Bluff: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kansas City: 59/100 · Poplar Bluff: 48/100
Kansas City is 11 points higher.
Kansas City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kansas City: 23/100 · Poplar Bluff: 26/100
Poplar Bluff is 3 points higher.
Kansas City: 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.