City vs city
Buchanan vs Gainesville, GA
Gainesville currently scores 6 points higher overall than Buchanan, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Buchanan: 39/100 · Gainesville: 45/100
Gainesville is 6 points higher.
Flood
Buchanan: 41/100 · Gainesville: 28/100
Buchanan is 13 points higher.
Buchanan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buchanan: 16/100 · Gainesville: 15/100
Buchanan is 1 points higher.
Buchanan: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buchanan: 60/100 · Gainesville: 56/100
Buchanan is 4 points higher.
Buchanan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buchanan: 19/100 · Gainesville: 42/100
Gainesville is 23 points higher.
Buchanan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buchanan: 20/100 · Gainesville: 100/100
Gainesville is 80 points higher.
Buchanan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buchanan: Unavailable · Gainesville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buchanan: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buchanan: 76/100 · Gainesville: 46/100
Buchanan is 30 points higher.
Buchanan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buchanan: 43/100 · Gainesville: 28/100
Buchanan is 15 points higher.
Buchanan: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Gainesville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.