City vs city
Buckhead vs Gainesville, GA
Buckhead currently scores 5 points higher overall than Gainesville, 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
Buckhead: 50/100 · Gainesville: 45/100
Buckhead is 5 points higher.
Flood
Buckhead: 67/100 · Gainesville: 28/100
Buckhead is 39 points higher.
Buckhead: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buckhead: 39/100 · Gainesville: 15/100
Buckhead is 24 points higher.
Buckhead: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buckhead: 66/100 · Gainesville: 56/100
Buckhead is 10 points higher.
Buckhead: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buckhead: 4/100 · Gainesville: 42/100
Gainesville is 38 points higher.
Buckhead: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buckhead: 36/100 · Gainesville: 100/100
Gainesville is 64 points higher.
Buckhead: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buckhead: 98/100 · Gainesville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buckhead: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buckhead: 65/100 · Gainesville: 46/100
Buckhead is 19 points higher.
Buckhead: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buckhead: 21/100 · Gainesville: 28/100
Gainesville is 7 points higher.
Buckhead: 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.