City vs city
Gainesville vs St. Simons, GA
Gainesville currently scores 4 points higher overall than St. Simons, 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 · St. Simons: 41/100
Gainesville is 4 points higher.
Flood
Gainesville: 28/100 · St. Simons: 69/100
St. Simons is 41 points higher.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
St. Simons: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gainesville: 15/100 · St. Simons: 37/100
St. Simons is 22 points higher.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
St. Simons: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gainesville: 56/100 · St. Simons: 64/100
St. Simons is 8 points higher.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
St. Simons: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gainesville: 42/100 · St. Simons: 8/100
Gainesville is 34 points higher.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Simons: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gainesville: 100/100 · St. Simons: 23/100
Gainesville is 77 points higher.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Simons: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gainesville: Unavailable · St. Simons: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
St. Simons: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Gainesville: 46/100 · St. Simons: 10/100
Gainesville is 36 points higher.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
St. Simons: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gainesville: 28/100 · St. Simons: 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.
St. Simons: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.