City vs city
Folkston vs Waycross, GA
Waycross currently scores 7 points higher overall than Folkston, 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
Folkston: 37/100 · Waycross: 44/100
Waycross is 7 points higher.
Flood
Folkston: 0/100 · Waycross: 47/100
Waycross is 47 points higher.
Folkston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Waycross: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Folkston: 27/100 · Waycross: 23/100
Folkston is 4 points higher.
Folkston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waycross: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Folkston: 83/100 · Waycross: 74/100
Folkston is 9 points higher.
Folkston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waycross: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Folkston: 4/100 · Waycross: 35/100
Waycross is 31 points higher.
Folkston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waycross: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Folkston: 65/100 · Waycross: 49/100
Folkston is 16 points higher.
Folkston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waycross: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Folkston: Unavailable · Waycross: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Folkston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waycross: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Folkston: 58/100 · Waycross: 58/100
No gap.
Folkston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waycross: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Folkston: 21/100 · Waycross: 22/100
Waycross is 1 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.
Waycross: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.