City vs city
Augusta vs Palmetto, GA
Palmetto currently scores 5 points higher overall than Augusta, 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
Augusta: 37/100 · Palmetto: 42/100
Palmetto is 5 points higher.
Flood
Augusta: 22/100 · Palmetto: 30/100
Palmetto is 8 points higher.
Augusta: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Palmetto: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Augusta: 21/100 · Palmetto: 16/100
Augusta is 5 points higher.
Augusta: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palmetto: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Augusta: 63/100 · Palmetto: 60/100
Augusta is 3 points higher.
Augusta: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palmetto: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Augusta: 8/100 · Palmetto: 27/100
Palmetto is 19 points higher.
Augusta: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmetto: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Augusta: 100/100 · Palmetto: 63/100
Augusta is 37 points higher.
Augusta: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmetto: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Augusta: Unavailable · Palmetto: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Augusta: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palmetto: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Augusta: 22/100 · Palmetto: 64/100
Palmetto is 42 points higher.
Augusta: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palmetto: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Augusta: 26/100 · Palmetto: 34/100
Palmetto is 8 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.
Palmetto: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.