City vs city
Carthage vs Southaven, MS
Carthage currently scores 17 points higher overall than Southaven, 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
Carthage: 49/100 · Southaven: 32/100
Carthage is 17 points higher.
Flood
Carthage: 46/100 · Southaven: 0/100
Carthage is 46 points higher.
Carthage: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Southaven: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carthage: 18/100 · Southaven: 14/100
Carthage is 4 points higher.
Carthage: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Southaven: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carthage: 65/100 · Southaven: 63/100
Carthage is 2 points higher.
Carthage: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Southaven: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carthage: 62/100 · Southaven: 0/100
Carthage is 62 points higher.
Carthage: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Southaven: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carthage: 59/100 · Southaven: 45/100
Carthage is 14 points higher.
Carthage: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Southaven: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carthage: Unavailable · Southaven: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carthage: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Southaven: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carthage: 71/100 · Southaven: 48/100
Carthage is 23 points higher.
Carthage: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Southaven: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carthage: 23/100 · Southaven: 23/100
No gap.
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.
Southaven: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.