City vs city
Buford vs Gainesville, GA
Buford currently scores 2 points higher overall than Gainesville, with the largest gap 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 · Gainesville: 45/100
Buford is 2 points higher.
Flood
Buford: 44/100 · Gainesville: 28/100
Buford is 16 points higher.
Buford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buford: 15/100 · Gainesville: 15/100
No gap.
Buford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buford: 56/100 · Gainesville: 56/100
No gap.
Buford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buford: 35/100 · Gainesville: 42/100
Gainesville is 7 points higher.
Buford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buford: 100/100 · Gainesville: 100/100
No gap.
Buford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buford: Unavailable · Gainesville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buford: 49/100 · Gainesville: 46/100
Buford is 3 points higher.
Buford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buford: 28/100 · Gainesville: 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.
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.