City vs city
Gainesville vs Horseshoe Beach, FL
Gainesville currently scores 1 points higher overall than Horseshoe Beach, 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
Gainesville: 57/100 · Horseshoe Beach: 56/100
Gainesville is 1 points higher.
Flood
Gainesville: 35/100 · Horseshoe Beach: 100/100
Horseshoe Beach is 65 points higher.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Horseshoe Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gainesville: 32/100 · Horseshoe Beach: 31/100
Gainesville is 1 points higher.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Horseshoe Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gainesville: 97/100 · Horseshoe Beach: 54/100
Gainesville is 43 points higher.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Horseshoe Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gainesville: 54/100 · Horseshoe Beach: 0/100
Gainesville is 54 points higher.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Horseshoe Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gainesville: 100/100 · Horseshoe Beach: 6/100
Gainesville is 94 points higher.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Horseshoe Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gainesville: Unavailable · Horseshoe Beach: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Horseshoe Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Gainesville: 68/100 · Horseshoe Beach: 84/100
Horseshoe Beach is 16 points higher.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Horseshoe Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gainesville: 16/100 · Horseshoe Beach: 18/100
Horseshoe Beach is 2 points higher.
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.
Horseshoe Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.