City vs city
Gainesville vs Waynesboro, GA
Gainesville currently scores 2 points higher overall than Waynesboro, 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 · Waynesboro: 43/100
Gainesville is 2 points higher.
Flood
Gainesville: 28/100 · Waynesboro: 37/100
Waynesboro is 9 points higher.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Waynesboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gainesville: 15/100 · Waynesboro: 22/100
Waynesboro is 7 points higher.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waynesboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gainesville: 56/100 · Waynesboro: 63/100
Waynesboro is 7 points higher.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waynesboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gainesville: 42/100 · Waynesboro: 0/100
Gainesville is 42 points higher.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waynesboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gainesville: 100/100 · Waynesboro: 42/100
Gainesville is 58 points higher.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waynesboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gainesville: Unavailable · Waynesboro: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waynesboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gainesville: 46/100 · Waynesboro: 68/100
Waynesboro is 22 points higher.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waynesboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gainesville: 28/100 · Waynesboro: 26/100
Gainesville 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.
Waynesboro: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.