City vs city
Gainesville vs Watkinsville, GA
Gainesville currently scores 8 points higher overall than Watkinsville, 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 · Watkinsville: 37/100
Gainesville is 8 points higher.
Flood
Gainesville: 28/100 · Watkinsville: 43/100
Watkinsville is 15 points higher.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Watkinsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gainesville: 15/100 · Watkinsville: 16/100
Watkinsville is 1 points higher.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watkinsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gainesville: 56/100 · Watkinsville: 56/100
No gap.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watkinsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gainesville: 42/100 · Watkinsville: 19/100
Gainesville is 23 points higher.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watkinsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gainesville: 100/100 · Watkinsville: 39/100
Gainesville is 61 points higher.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watkinsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gainesville: Unavailable · Watkinsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watkinsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gainesville: 46/100 · Watkinsville: 56/100
Watkinsville is 10 points higher.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watkinsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gainesville: 28/100 · Watkinsville: 30/100
Watkinsville is 2 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.
Watkinsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.