City vs city
Carthage vs Hattiesburg, MS
Hattiesburg currently scores 5 points higher overall than Carthage, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Carthage: 49/100 · Hattiesburg: 54/100
Hattiesburg is 5 points higher.
Flood
Carthage: 46/100 · Hattiesburg: 46/100
No gap.
Carthage: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Hattiesburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carthage: 18/100 · Hattiesburg: 37/100
Hattiesburg is 19 points higher.
Carthage: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hattiesburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carthage: 65/100 · Hattiesburg: 92/100
Hattiesburg is 27 points higher.
Carthage: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hattiesburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carthage: 62/100 · Hattiesburg: 73/100
Hattiesburg is 11 points higher.
Carthage: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hattiesburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carthage: 59/100 · Hattiesburg: 36/100
Carthage is 23 points higher.
Carthage: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hattiesburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carthage: Unavailable · Hattiesburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carthage: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hattiesburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carthage: 71/100 · Hattiesburg: 69/100
Carthage is 2 points higher.
Carthage: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hattiesburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carthage: 23/100 · Hattiesburg: 22/100
Carthage is 1 points higher.
Carthage: 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.