City vs city
Gulf Hills vs Vancleave, MS
Gulf Hills currently scores 13 points higher overall than Vancleave, 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
Gulf Hills: 70/100 · Vancleave: 57/100
Gulf Hills is 13 points higher.
Flood
Gulf Hills: 66/100 · Vancleave: 56/100
Gulf Hills is 10 points higher.
Gulf Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 26 features intersect this tile.
Vancleave: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gulf Hills: 64/100 · Vancleave: 63/100
Gulf Hills is 1 points higher.
Gulf Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vancleave: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gulf Hills: 87/100 · Vancleave: 87/100
No gap.
Gulf Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vancleave: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gulf Hills: 100/100 · Vancleave: 31/100
Gulf Hills is 69 points higher.
Gulf Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vancleave: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gulf Hills: 54/100 · Vancleave: 26/100
Gulf Hills is 28 points higher.
Gulf Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vancleave: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gulf Hills: 99/100 · Vancleave: 99/100
No gap.
Gulf Hills: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Vancleave: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Gulf Hills: 68/100 · Vancleave: 75/100
Vancleave is 7 points higher.
Gulf Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vancleave: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gulf Hills: 18/100 · Vancleave: 20/100
Vancleave is 2 points higher.
Gulf Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Vancleave: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.