City vs city
Forest vs Hillsboro, MS
Hillsboro currently scores 6 points higher overall than Forest, 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
Forest: 43/100 · Hillsboro: 49/100
Hillsboro is 6 points higher.
Flood
Forest: 38/100 · Hillsboro: 46/100
Hillsboro is 8 points higher.
Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Hillsboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Forest: 21/100 · Hillsboro: 20/100
Forest is 1 points higher.
Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hillsboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Forest: 69/100 · Hillsboro: 67/100
Forest is 2 points higher.
Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hillsboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Forest: 38/100 · Hillsboro: 96/100
Hillsboro is 58 points higher.
Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillsboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Forest: 46/100 · Hillsboro: 30/100
Forest is 16 points higher.
Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillsboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Forest: Unavailable · Hillsboro: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hillsboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Forest: 63/100 · Hillsboro: 57/100
Forest is 6 points higher.
Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hillsboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Forest: 24/100 · Hillsboro: 24/100
No gap.
Forest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hillsboro: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.