City vs city
Gainesville vs North Decatur, GA
North Decatur currently scores 1 points higher overall than Gainesville, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · North Decatur: 46/100
North Decatur is 1 points higher.
Flood
Gainesville: 28/100 · North Decatur: 37/100
North Decatur is 9 points higher.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
North Decatur: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gainesville: 15/100 · North Decatur: 16/100
North Decatur is 1 points higher.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Decatur: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gainesville: 56/100 · North Decatur: 60/100
North Decatur is 4 points higher.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Decatur: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gainesville: 42/100 · North Decatur: 15/100
Gainesville is 27 points higher.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Decatur: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gainesville: 100/100 · North Decatur: 100/100
No gap.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Decatur: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gainesville: Unavailable · North Decatur: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
North Decatur: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gainesville: 46/100 · North Decatur: 61/100
North Decatur is 15 points higher.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Decatur: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gainesville: 28/100 · North Decatur: 33/100
North Decatur is 5 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.
North Decatur: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.