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Augusta vs LaFayette, GA

Augusta currently scores 2 points higher overall than LaFayette, with the largest gap in hail.

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Augusta

40/100

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LaFayette

38/100

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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 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

Augusta: 40/100 · LaFayette: 38/100

Augusta is 2 points higher.

Flood

Augusta: 10/100 · LaFayette: 28/100

LaFayette is 18 points higher.

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

LaFayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Augusta: 20/100 · LaFayette: 14/100

Augusta is 6 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Augusta: 61/100 · LaFayette: 57/100

Augusta is 4 points higher.

Augusta: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

LaFayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Augusta: 8/100 · LaFayette: 27/100

LaFayette is 19 points higher.

Augusta: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

LaFayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Augusta: 88/100 · LaFayette: 48/100

Augusta is 40 points higher.

Augusta: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

LaFayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Augusta: Unavailable · LaFayette: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Augusta: 69/100 · LaFayette: 57/100

Augusta is 12 points higher.

Augusta: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

LaFayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Augusta: 26/100 · LaFayette: 37/100

LaFayette is 11 points higher.

Augusta: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

LaFayette: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.