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Atlanta vs Gainesville, GA

Atlanta currently scores 5 points higher overall than Gainesville, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Atlanta

50/100

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Gainesville

45/100

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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 · Gainesville: 45/100

Atlanta is 5 points higher.

Flood

Atlanta: 28/100 · Gainesville: 28/100

No gap.

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

Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Atlanta: 16/100 · Gainesville: 15/100

Atlanta is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Atlanta: 61/100 · Gainesville: 56/100

Atlanta is 5 points higher.

Atlanta: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Atlanta: 65/100 · Gainesville: 42/100

Atlanta is 23 points higher.

Atlanta: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Atlanta: 83/100 · Gainesville: 100/100

Gainesville is 17 points higher.

Atlanta: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Atlanta: Unavailable · Gainesville: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Atlanta: 61/100 · Gainesville: 46/100

Atlanta is 15 points higher.

Atlanta: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Atlanta: 34/100 · Gainesville: 28/100

Atlanta is 6 points higher.

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

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