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Baxley vs Waycross, GA

Baxley currently scores 2 points higher overall than Waycross, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Baxley

46/100

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Waycross

44/100

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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

Baxley: 46/100 · Waycross: 44/100

Baxley is 2 points higher.

Flood

Baxley: 50/100 · Waycross: 47/100

Baxley is 3 points higher.

Baxley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Waycross: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Baxley: 23/100 · Waycross: 23/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Baxley: 66/100 · Waycross: 74/100

Waycross is 8 points higher.

Baxley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waycross: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Baxley: 27/100 · Waycross: 35/100

Waycross is 8 points higher.

Baxley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waycross: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Baxley: 58/100 · Waycross: 49/100

Baxley is 9 points higher.

Baxley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waycross: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Baxley: Unavailable · Waycross: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Baxley: 75/100 · Waycross: 58/100

Baxley is 17 points higher.

Baxley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Waycross: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Baxley: 23/100 · Waycross: 22/100

Baxley is 1 points higher.

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

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