City vs city
Gainesville vs Salt Springs, FL
Gainesville currently scores 8 points higher overall than Salt Springs, 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 · Salt Springs: 49/100
Gainesville is 8 points higher.
Flood
Gainesville: 35/100 · Salt Springs: 48/100
Salt Springs is 13 points higher.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Salt Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gainesville: 32/100 · Salt Springs: 36/100
Salt Springs is 4 points higher.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salt Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gainesville: 97/100 · Salt Springs: 100/100
Salt Springs is 3 points higher.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salt Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gainesville: 54/100 · Salt Springs: 0/100
Gainesville is 54 points higher.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gainesville: 100/100 · Salt Springs: 3/100
Gainesville is 97 points higher.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gainesville: Unavailable · Salt Springs: 66/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salt Springs: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Gainesville: 68/100 · Salt Springs: 71/100
Salt Springs is 3 points higher.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salt Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gainesville: 16/100 · Salt Springs: 19/100
Salt Springs is 3 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.
Salt Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.