City vs city
Saint Louis vs Van Buren, MO
Van Buren currently scores 12 points higher overall than Saint Louis, 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
Saint Louis: 36/100 · Van Buren: 48/100
Van Buren is 12 points higher.
Flood
Saint Louis: 7/100 · Van Buren: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Saint Louis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Van Buren: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Saint Louis: 16/100 · Van Buren: 15/100
Saint Louis is 1 points higher.
Saint Louis: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Van Buren: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Saint Louis: 37/100 · Van Buren: 90/100
Van Buren is 53 points higher.
Saint Louis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Van Buren: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Saint Louis: 35/100 · Van Buren: 69/100
Van Buren is 34 points higher.
Saint Louis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Van Buren: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Saint Louis: 100/100 · Van Buren: 100/100
No gap.
Saint Louis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Van Buren: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Saint Louis: Unavailable · Van Buren: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Saint Louis: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Van Buren: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Saint Louis: 29/100 · Van Buren: 38/100
Van Buren is 9 points higher.
Saint Louis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Van Buren: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Saint Louis: 28/100 · Van Buren: 27/100
Saint Louis is 1 points higher.
Saint Louis: 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.