City vs city
Poplar Bluff vs Van Buren, MO
Poplar Bluff currently scores 13 points higher overall than Van Buren, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Poplar Bluff: 61/100 · Van Buren: 48/100
Poplar Bluff is 13 points higher.
Flood
Poplar Bluff: 100/100 · Van Buren: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Poplar Bluff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Van Buren: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Poplar Bluff: 15/100 · Van Buren: 15/100
No gap.
Poplar Bluff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Van Buren: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Poplar Bluff: 74/100 · Van Buren: 90/100
Van Buren is 16 points higher.
Poplar Bluff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Van Buren: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Poplar Bluff: 65/100 · Van Buren: 69/100
Van Buren is 4 points higher.
Poplar Bluff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Van Buren: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Poplar Bluff: 100/100 · Van Buren: 100/100
No gap.
Poplar Bluff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Van Buren: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Poplar Bluff: Unavailable · Van Buren: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Poplar Bluff: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Van Buren: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Poplar Bluff: 48/100 · Van Buren: 38/100
Poplar Bluff is 10 points higher.
Poplar Bluff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Van Buren: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Poplar Bluff: 26/100 · Van Buren: 27/100
Van Buren is 1 points higher.
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.
Van Buren: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.