City vs city
Alachua vs Cantonment, FL
Cantonment currently scores 3 points higher overall than Alachua, with the largest gap in wind.
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
Alachua: 40/100 · Cantonment: 43/100
Cantonment is 3 points higher.
Flood
Alachua: 31/100 · Cantonment: 30/100
Alachua is 1 points higher.
Alachua: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Cantonment: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Alachua: 30/100 · Cantonment: 53/100
Cantonment is 23 points higher.
Alachua: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cantonment: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alachua: 93/100 · Cantonment: 78/100
Alachua is 15 points higher.
Alachua: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cantonment: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alachua: 23/100 · Cantonment: 19/100
Alachua is 4 points higher.
Alachua: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cantonment: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alachua: 31/100 · Cantonment: 25/100
Alachua is 6 points higher.
Alachua: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cantonment: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alachua: Unavailable · Cantonment: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alachua: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cantonment: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alachua: 61/100 · Cantonment: 72/100
Cantonment is 11 points higher.
Alachua: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cantonment: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Alachua: 14/100 · Cantonment: 27/100
Cantonment is 13 points higher.
Alachua: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cantonment: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.