City vs city
Van Buren vs West Plains, MO
Van Buren and West Plains are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Van Buren: 48/100 · West Plains: 48/100
No gap.
Flood
Van Buren: Unavailable · West Plains: 41/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Van Buren: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
West Plains: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Van Buren: 15/100 · West Plains: 15/100
No gap.
Van Buren: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Plains: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Van Buren: 90/100 · West Plains: 76/100
Van Buren is 14 points higher.
Van Buren: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Plains: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Van Buren: 69/100 · West Plains: 31/100
Van Buren is 38 points higher.
Van Buren: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Plains: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Van Buren: 100/100 · West Plains: 100/100
No gap.
Van Buren: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Plains: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Van Buren: Unavailable · West Plains: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Van Buren: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Plains: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Van Buren: 38/100 · West Plains: 56/100
West Plains is 18 points higher.
Van Buren: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Plains: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Van Buren: 27/100 · West Plains: 14/100
Van Buren is 13 points higher.
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.
West Plains: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.