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Buford vs Macon, GA

Buford currently scores 4 points higher overall than Macon, with the largest gap in hail.

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Buford

47/100

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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 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 · Macon: 43/100

Buford is 4 points higher.

Flood

Buford: 44/100 · Macon: 36/100

Buford is 8 points higher.

Buford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Macon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Buford: 15/100 · Macon: 18/100

Macon is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Buford: 56/100 · Macon: 51/100

Buford is 5 points higher.

Buford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Macon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Buford: 35/100 · Macon: 35/100

No gap.

Buford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Macon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Buford: 100/100 · Macon: 51/100

Buford is 49 points higher.

Buford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Macon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Buford: Unavailable · Macon: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Buford: 49/100 · Macon: 76/100

Macon is 27 points higher.

Buford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Macon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Buford: 28/100 · Macon: 32/100

Macon is 4 points higher.

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.

Macon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.