City vs city
Gainesville vs Jekyll Island, GA
Gainesville currently scores 1 points higher overall than Jekyll Island, 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
Gainesville: 45/100 · Jekyll Island: 44/100
Gainesville is 1 points higher.
Flood
Gainesville: 28/100 · Jekyll Island: 100/100
Jekyll Island is 72 points higher.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Jekyll Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gainesville: 15/100 · Jekyll Island: 36/100
Jekyll Island is 21 points higher.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Jekyll Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gainesville: 56/100 · Jekyll Island: 69/100
Jekyll Island is 13 points higher.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Jekyll Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gainesville: 42/100 · Jekyll Island: 8/100
Gainesville is 34 points higher.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jekyll Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gainesville: 100/100 · Jekyll Island: 12/100
Gainesville is 88 points higher.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jekyll Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gainesville: Unavailable · Jekyll Island: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Jekyll Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Gainesville: 46/100 · Jekyll Island: 12/100
Gainesville is 34 points higher.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Jekyll Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gainesville: 28/100 · Jekyll Island: 15/100
Gainesville is 13 points higher.
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.
Jekyll Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.