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Atlanta vs Buford, GA

Atlanta currently scores 3 points higher overall than Buford, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Atlanta

50/100

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Buford

47/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Atlanta: 50/100 · Buford: 47/100

Atlanta is 3 points higher.

Flood

Atlanta: 28/100 · Buford: 44/100

Buford is 16 points higher.

Atlanta: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Buford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Atlanta: 16/100 · Buford: 15/100

Atlanta is 1 points higher.

Atlanta: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Buford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Atlanta: 61/100 · Buford: 56/100

Atlanta is 5 points higher.

Atlanta: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Buford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Atlanta: 65/100 · Buford: 35/100

Atlanta is 30 points higher.

Atlanta: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Buford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Atlanta: 83/100 · Buford: 100/100

Buford is 17 points higher.

Atlanta: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Buford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Atlanta: Unavailable · Buford: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Atlanta: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Buford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Atlanta: 61/100 · Buford: 49/100

Atlanta is 12 points higher.

Atlanta: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Buford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Atlanta: 34/100 · Buford: 28/100

Atlanta is 6 points higher.

Atlanta: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Buford: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.