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Folkston vs Macon, GA

Macon currently scores 6 points higher overall than Folkston, with the largest gap in flood.

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Folkston

37/100

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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

Folkston: 37/100 · Macon: 43/100

Macon is 6 points higher.

Flood

Folkston: 0/100 · Macon: 36/100

Macon is 36 points higher.

Folkston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Folkston: 27/100 · Macon: 18/100

Folkston is 9 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Folkston: 83/100 · Macon: 51/100

Folkston is 32 points higher.

Folkston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Macon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Folkston: 4/100 · Macon: 35/100

Macon is 31 points higher.

Folkston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Macon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Folkston: 65/100 · Macon: 51/100

Folkston is 14 points higher.

Folkston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Macon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Folkston: Unavailable · Macon: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Folkston: 58/100 · Macon: 76/100

Macon is 18 points higher.

Folkston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Macon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Folkston: 21/100 · Macon: 32/100

Macon is 11 points higher.

Folkston: 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.