City vs city
Buford vs Flowery Branch, GA
Buford and Flowery Branch are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Buford: 47/100 · Flowery Branch: 47/100
No gap.
Flood
Buford: 44/100 · Flowery Branch: 44/100
No gap.
Buford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Flowery Branch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buford: 15/100 · Flowery Branch: 15/100
No gap.
Buford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Flowery Branch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buford: 56/100 · Flowery Branch: 56/100
No gap.
Buford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Flowery Branch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buford: 35/100 · Flowery Branch: 35/100
No gap.
Buford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Flowery Branch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buford: 100/100 · Flowery Branch: 100/100
No gap.
Buford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Flowery Branch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buford: Unavailable · Flowery Branch: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Flowery Branch: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buford: 49/100 · Flowery Branch: 49/100
No gap.
Buford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Flowery Branch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buford: 28/100 · Flowery Branch: 28/100
No gap.
Buford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Flowery Branch: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.