City vs city
Gainesville vs Sandy Springs, GA
Sandy Springs currently scores 3 points higher overall than Gainesville, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Sandy Springs: 48/100
Sandy Springs is 3 points higher.
Flood
Gainesville: 28/100 · Sandy Springs: 38/100
Sandy Springs is 10 points higher.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Sandy Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gainesville: 15/100 · Sandy Springs: 15/100
No gap.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sandy Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gainesville: 56/100 · Sandy Springs: 60/100
Sandy Springs is 4 points higher.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sandy Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gainesville: 42/100 · Sandy Springs: 27/100
Gainesville is 15 points higher.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sandy Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gainesville: 100/100 · Sandy Springs: 100/100
No gap.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sandy Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gainesville: Unavailable · Sandy Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sandy Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gainesville: 46/100 · Sandy Springs: 62/100
Sandy Springs is 16 points higher.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sandy Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gainesville: 28/100 · Sandy Springs: 33/100
Sandy Springs 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.
Sandy Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.