City vs city
Heron Bay vs McDonough, GA
Heron Bay currently scores 5 points higher overall than McDonough, 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
Heron Bay: 47/100 · McDonough: 42/100
Heron Bay is 5 points higher.
Flood
Heron Bay: 43/100 · McDonough: 37/100
Heron Bay is 6 points higher.
Heron Bay: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
McDonough: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Heron Bay: 17/100 · McDonough: 16/100
Heron Bay is 1 points higher.
Heron Bay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
McDonough: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Heron Bay: 54/100 · McDonough: 57/100
McDonough is 3 points higher.
Heron Bay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
McDonough: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Heron Bay: 62/100 · McDonough: 8/100
Heron Bay is 54 points higher.
Heron Bay: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McDonough: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Heron Bay: 52/100 · McDonough: 79/100
McDonough is 27 points higher.
Heron Bay: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McDonough: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Heron Bay: Unavailable · McDonough: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Heron Bay: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
McDonough: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Heron Bay: 72/100 · McDonough: 70/100
Heron Bay is 2 points higher.
Heron Bay: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
McDonough: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Heron Bay: 28/100 · McDonough: 28/100
No gap.
Heron Bay: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
McDonough: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.