City vs city
St. Simons vs Sterling, GA
Sterling currently scores 8 points higher overall than St. Simons, 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
St. Simons: 41/100 · Sterling: 49/100
Sterling is 8 points higher.
Flood
St. Simons: 69/100 · Sterling: 73/100
Sterling is 4 points higher.
St. Simons: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Sterling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
St. Simons: 37/100 · Sterling: 34/100
St. Simons is 3 points higher.
St. Simons: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sterling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
St. Simons: 64/100 · Sterling: 72/100
Sterling is 8 points higher.
St. Simons: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sterling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
St. Simons: 8/100 · Sterling: 8/100
No gap.
St. Simons: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
St. Simons: 23/100 · Sterling: 23/100
No gap.
St. Simons: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
St. Simons: 99/100 · Sterling: 99/100
No gap.
St. Simons: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Sterling: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
St. Simons: 10/100 · Sterling: 66/100
Sterling is 56 points higher.
St. Simons: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sterling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
St. Simons: 15/100 · Sterling: 15/100
No gap.
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.
Sterling: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.