City vs city
Hattiesburg vs Long Beach, MS
Hattiesburg currently scores 10 points higher overall than Long Beach, with the largest gap in hail.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Hattiesburg: 69/100 · Long Beach: 59/100
Hattiesburg is 10 points higher.
Flood
Hattiesburg: 59/100 · Long Beach: 61/100
Long Beach is 2 points higher.
Hattiesburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Long Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hattiesburg: 36/100 · Long Beach: 64/100
Long Beach is 28 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Long Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hattiesburg: 90/100 · Long Beach: 90/100
No gap.
Hattiesburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Long Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hattiesburg: 100/100 · Long Beach: 62/100
Hattiesburg is 38 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Long Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hattiesburg: 100/100 · Long Beach: 18/100
Hattiesburg is 82 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Long Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hattiesburg: Unavailable · Long Beach: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hattiesburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Long Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Hattiesburg: 75/100 · Long Beach: 62/100
Hattiesburg is 13 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Long Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Hattiesburg: 22/100 · Long Beach: 18/100
Hattiesburg is 4 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Long Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.