City vs city
Hattiesburg vs Mound Bayou, MS
Hattiesburg currently scores 18 points higher overall than Mound Bayou, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Hattiesburg: 54/100 · Mound Bayou: 36/100
Hattiesburg is 18 points higher.
Flood
Hattiesburg: 46/100 · Mound Bayou: 69/100
Mound Bayou is 23 points higher.
Hattiesburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Mound Bayou: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hattiesburg: 37/100 · Mound Bayou: 14/100
Hattiesburg is 23 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mound Bayou: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hattiesburg: 92/100 · Mound Bayou: 61/100
Hattiesburg is 31 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mound Bayou: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hattiesburg: 73/100 · Mound Bayou: 31/100
Hattiesburg is 42 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mound Bayou: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hattiesburg: 36/100 · Mound Bayou: 32/100
Hattiesburg is 4 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mound Bayou: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hattiesburg: Unavailable · Mound Bayou: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hattiesburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mound Bayou: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hattiesburg: 69/100 · Mound Bayou: 26/100
Hattiesburg is 43 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mound Bayou: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hattiesburg: 22/100 · Mound Bayou: 22/100
No gap.
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.
Mound Bayou: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.