City vs city
Dawson vs Gainesville, GA
Gainesville currently scores 8 points higher overall than Dawson, 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
Dawson: 37/100 · Gainesville: 45/100
Gainesville is 8 points higher.
Flood
Dawson: 39/100 · Gainesville: 28/100
Dawson is 11 points higher.
Dawson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dawson: 18/100 · Gainesville: 15/100
Dawson is 3 points higher.
Dawson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dawson: 64/100 · Gainesville: 56/100
Dawson is 8 points higher.
Dawson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dawson: 19/100 · Gainesville: 42/100
Gainesville is 23 points higher.
Dawson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dawson: 28/100 · Gainesville: 100/100
Gainesville is 72 points higher.
Dawson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dawson: Unavailable · Gainesville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dawson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Dawson: 66/100 · Gainesville: 46/100
Dawson is 20 points higher.
Dawson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Dawson: 24/100 · Gainesville: 28/100
Gainesville is 4 points higher.
Dawson: 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.