City vs city
Ball Ground vs Canton, GA
Ball Ground currently scores 6 points higher overall than Canton, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Ball Ground: 46/100 · Canton: 40/100
Ball Ground is 6 points higher.
Flood
Ball Ground: 37/100 · Canton: 35/100
Ball Ground is 2 points higher.
Ball Ground: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Canton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ball Ground: 15/100 · Canton: 15/100
No gap.
Ball Ground: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Canton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ball Ground: 60/100 · Canton: 58/100
Ball Ground is 2 points higher.
Ball Ground: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Canton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ball Ground: 46/100 · Canton: 15/100
Ball Ground is 31 points higher.
Ball Ground: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Canton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ball Ground: 63/100 · Canton: 53/100
Ball Ground is 10 points higher.
Ball Ground: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Canton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ball Ground: Unavailable · Canton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ball Ground: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Canton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ball Ground: 71/100 · Canton: 69/100
Ball Ground is 2 points higher.
Ball Ground: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Canton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ball Ground: 31/100 · Canton: 33/100
Canton is 2 points higher.
Ball Ground: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Canton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.