City vs city
Cedar Key vs Gainesville, FL
Gainesville currently scores 15 points higher overall than Cedar Key, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Cedar Key: 42/100 · Gainesville: 57/100
Gainesville is 15 points higher.
Flood
Cedar Key: 69/100 · Gainesville: 35/100
Cedar Key is 34 points higher.
Cedar Key: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Key: 37/100 · Gainesville: 32/100
Cedar Key is 5 points higher.
Cedar Key: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Key: 56/100 · Gainesville: 97/100
Gainesville is 41 points higher.
Cedar Key: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Key: 4/100 · Gainesville: 54/100
Gainesville is 50 points higher.
Cedar Key: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Key: 3/100 · Gainesville: 100/100
Gainesville is 97 points higher.
Cedar Key: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Key: 99/100 · Gainesville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Key: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Key: 47/100 · Gainesville: 68/100
Gainesville is 21 points higher.
Cedar Key: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cedar Key: 19/100 · Gainesville: 16/100
Cedar Key is 3 points higher.
Cedar Key: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Gainesville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.