City vs city
Lakeland vs Valdosta, GA
Lakeland currently scores 3 points higher overall than Valdosta, 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
Lakeland: 41/100 · Valdosta: 38/100
Lakeland is 3 points higher.
Flood
Lakeland: 57/100 · Valdosta: 43/100
Lakeland is 14 points higher.
Lakeland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Valdosta: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lakeland: 20/100 · Valdosta: 20/100
No gap.
Lakeland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valdosta: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lakeland: 74/100 · Valdosta: 83/100
Valdosta is 9 points higher.
Lakeland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valdosta: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lakeland: 8/100 · Valdosta: 8/100
No gap.
Lakeland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valdosta: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lakeland: 23/100 · Valdosta: 28/100
Valdosta is 5 points higher.
Lakeland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valdosta: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lakeland: Unavailable · Valdosta: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lakeland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valdosta: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lakeland: 74/100 · Valdosta: 56/100
Lakeland is 18 points higher.
Lakeland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valdosta: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lakeland: 29/100 · Valdosta: 29/100
No gap.
Lakeland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Valdosta: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.