City vs city
Athens vs Gainesville, GA
Athens currently scores 3 points higher overall than Gainesville, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Athens: 48/100 · Gainesville: 45/100
Athens is 3 points higher.
Flood
Athens: 43/100 · Gainesville: 28/100
Athens is 15 points higher.
Athens: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Athens: 16/100 · Gainesville: 15/100
Athens is 1 points higher.
Athens: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Athens: 54/100 · Gainesville: 56/100
Gainesville is 2 points higher.
Athens: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Athens: 27/100 · Gainesville: 42/100
Gainesville is 15 points higher.
Athens: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Athens: 100/100 · Gainesville: 100/100
No gap.
Athens: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Athens: Unavailable · Gainesville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Athens: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Athens: 64/100 · Gainesville: 46/100
Athens is 18 points higher.
Athens: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Athens: 30/100 · Gainesville: 28/100
Athens is 2 points higher.
Athens: 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.