City vs city
Bay St. Louis vs Waveland, MS
Bay St. Louis currently scores 9 points higher overall than Waveland, 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
Bay St. Louis: 63/100 · Waveland: 54/100
Bay St. Louis is 9 points higher.
Flood
Bay St. Louis: 83/100 · Waveland: 85/100
Waveland is 2 points higher.
Bay St. Louis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 28 features intersect this tile.
Waveland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bay St. Louis: 61/100 · Waveland: 60/100
Bay St. Louis is 1 points higher.
Bay St. Louis: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waveland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bay St. Louis: 93/100 · Waveland: 91/100
Bay St. Louis is 2 points higher.
Bay St. Louis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waveland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bay St. Louis: 69/100 · Waveland: 50/100
Bay St. Louis is 19 points higher.
Bay St. Louis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waveland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bay St. Louis: 59/100 · Waveland: 20/100
Bay St. Louis is 39 points higher.
Bay St. Louis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waveland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bay St. Louis: 99/100 · Waveland: 99/100
No gap.
Bay St. Louis: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Waveland: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bay St. Louis: 18/100 · Waveland: 10/100
Bay St. Louis is 8 points higher.
Bay St. Louis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waveland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bay St. Louis: 20/100 · Waveland: 20/100
No gap.
Bay St. Louis: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waveland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.