City vs city
Hattiesburg vs Ocean Springs, MS
Hattiesburg currently scores 3 points higher overall than Ocean Springs, 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
Hattiesburg: 54/100 · Ocean Springs: 51/100
Hattiesburg is 3 points higher.
Flood
Hattiesburg: 46/100 · Ocean Springs: 50/100
Ocean Springs is 4 points higher.
Hattiesburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Ocean Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hattiesburg: 37/100 · Ocean Springs: 64/100
Ocean Springs is 27 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ocean Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hattiesburg: 92/100 · Ocean Springs: 85/100
Hattiesburg is 7 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ocean Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hattiesburg: 73/100 · Ocean Springs: 19/100
Hattiesburg is 54 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ocean Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hattiesburg: 36/100 · Ocean Springs: 29/100
Hattiesburg is 7 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ocean Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hattiesburg: Unavailable · Ocean Springs: 80/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hattiesburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ocean Springs: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Hattiesburg: 69/100 · Ocean Springs: 61/100
Hattiesburg is 8 points higher.
Hattiesburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ocean Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hattiesburg: 22/100 · Ocean Springs: 20/100
Hattiesburg is 2 points higher.
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.
Ocean Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.