City vs city

Springfield vs Valley Park, MO

Springfield currently scores 8 points higher overall than Valley Park, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Springfield

49/100

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Valley Park

41/100

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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

Springfield: 49/100 · Valley Park: 41/100

Springfield is 8 points higher.

Flood

Springfield: 38/100 · Valley Park: 48/100

Valley Park is 10 points higher.

Springfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Valley Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Springfield: 16/100 · Valley Park: 16/100

No gap.

Springfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Valley Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Springfield: 63/100 · Valley Park: 43/100

Springfield is 20 points higher.

Springfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Valley Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Springfield: 54/100 · Valley Park: 12/100

Springfield is 42 points higher.

Springfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Valley Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Springfield: 100/100 · Valley Park: 100/100

No gap.

Springfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Valley Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Springfield: Unavailable · Valley Park: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Springfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Valley Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Springfield: 52/100 · Valley Park: 45/100

Springfield is 7 points higher.

Springfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Valley Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Springfield: 19/100 · Valley Park: 25/100

Valley Park is 6 points higher.

Springfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Valley Park: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.