City vs city
Gainesville vs Lake City, FL
Gainesville currently scores 5 points higher overall than Lake City, 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 · Lake City: 52/100
Gainesville is 5 points higher.
Flood
Gainesville: 35/100 · Lake City: 32/100
Gainesville is 3 points higher.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Lake City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gainesville: 32/100 · Lake City: 26/100
Gainesville is 6 points higher.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gainesville: 97/100 · Lake City: 87/100
Gainesville is 10 points higher.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gainesville: 54/100 · Lake City: 58/100
Lake City is 4 points higher.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gainesville: 100/100 · Lake City: 77/100
Gainesville is 23 points higher.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gainesville: Unavailable · Lake City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gainesville: 68/100 · Lake City: 73/100
Lake City is 5 points higher.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gainesville: 16/100 · Lake City: 14/100
Gainesville 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.
Lake City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.