City vs city
Benndale vs Hattiesburg, MS
Hattiesburg currently scores 6 points higher overall than Benndale, 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
Benndale: 48/100 · Hattiesburg: 54/100
Hattiesburg is 6 points higher.
Flood
Benndale: 45/100 · Hattiesburg: 46/100
Hattiesburg is 1 points higher.
Benndale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Hattiesburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Benndale: 54/100 · Hattiesburg: 37/100
Benndale is 17 points higher.
Benndale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hattiesburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Benndale: 95/100 · Hattiesburg: 92/100
Benndale is 3 points higher.
Benndale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hattiesburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Benndale: 0/100 · Hattiesburg: 73/100
Hattiesburg is 73 points higher.
Benndale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hattiesburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Benndale: 2/100 · Hattiesburg: 36/100
Hattiesburg is 34 points higher.
Benndale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hattiesburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Benndale: Unavailable · Hattiesburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Benndale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hattiesburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Benndale: 74/100 · Hattiesburg: 69/100
Benndale is 5 points higher.
Benndale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hattiesburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Benndale: 20/100 · Hattiesburg: 22/100
Hattiesburg is 2 points higher.
Benndale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hattiesburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.