City vs city
Malden vs Poplar Bluff, MO
Poplar Bluff currently scores 36 points higher overall than Malden, 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
Malden: 25/100 · Poplar Bluff: 61/100
Poplar Bluff is 36 points higher.
Flood
Malden: Unavailable · Poplar Bluff: 100/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Malden: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Poplar Bluff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Malden: 15/100 · Poplar Bluff: 15/100
No gap.
Malden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Malden: 62/100 · Poplar Bluff: 74/100
Poplar Bluff is 12 points higher.
Malden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Malden: 8/100 · Poplar Bluff: 65/100
Poplar Bluff is 57 points higher.
Malden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poplar Bluff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Malden: 44/100 · Poplar Bluff: 100/100
Poplar Bluff is 56 points higher.
Malden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poplar Bluff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Malden: Unavailable · Poplar Bluff: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Malden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Poplar Bluff: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Malden: 25/100 · Poplar Bluff: 48/100
Poplar Bluff is 23 points higher.
Malden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Poplar Bluff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Malden: 23/100 · Poplar Bluff: 26/100
Poplar Bluff is 3 points higher.
Malden: 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.