City vs city

Springfield vs Van Buren, MO

Springfield currently scores 1 points higher overall than Van Buren, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Springfield

49/100

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Van Buren

48/100

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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 · Van Buren: 48/100

Springfield is 1 points higher.

Flood

Springfield: 38/100 · Van Buren: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Van Buren: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Springfield: 16/100 · Van Buren: 15/100

Springfield is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Springfield: 63/100 · Van Buren: 90/100

Van Buren is 27 points higher.

Springfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Van Buren: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Springfield: 54/100 · Van Buren: 69/100

Van Buren is 15 points higher.

Springfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Van Buren: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Springfield: 100/100 · Van Buren: 100/100

No gap.

Springfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Van Buren: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Springfield: Unavailable · Van Buren: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Springfield: 52/100 · Van Buren: 38/100

Springfield is 14 points higher.

Springfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Van Buren: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Springfield: 19/100 · Van Buren: 27/100

Van Buren is 8 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.

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.