City vs city
Canton vs Pickens, MS
Pickens currently scores 4 points higher overall than Canton, 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
Canton: 37/100 · Pickens: 41/100
Pickens is 4 points higher.
Flood
Canton: 53/100 · Pickens: 55/100
Pickens is 2 points higher.
Canton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Pickens: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Canton: 18/100 · Pickens: 17/100
Canton is 1 points higher.
Canton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pickens: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Canton: 66/100 · Pickens: 68/100
Pickens is 2 points higher.
Canton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pickens: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Canton: 4/100 · Pickens: 38/100
Pickens is 34 points higher.
Canton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pickens: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Canton: 45/100 · Pickens: 21/100
Canton is 24 points higher.
Canton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pickens: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Canton: Unavailable · Pickens: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Canton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pickens: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Canton: 51/100 · Pickens: 68/100
Pickens is 17 points higher.
Canton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pickens: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Canton: 23/100 · Pickens: 23/100
No gap.
Canton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Pickens: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.