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Jackson vs Madison, MS

Madison currently scores 3 points higher overall than Jackson, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Jackson

52/100

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Madison

55/100

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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

Jackson: 52/100 · Madison: 55/100

Madison is 3 points higher.

Flood

Jackson: 49/100 · Madison: 33/100

Jackson is 16 points higher.

Jackson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

Madison: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Jackson: 18/100 · Madison: 18/100

No gap.

Jackson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Madison: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Jackson: 67/100 · Madison: 66/100

Jackson is 1 points higher.

Jackson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Madison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Jackson: 54/100 · Madison: 100/100

Madison is 46 points higher.

Jackson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Madison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Jackson: 100/100 · Madison: 90/100

Jackson is 10 points higher.

Jackson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Madison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Jackson: Unavailable · Madison: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Jackson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Madison: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Jackson: 48/100 · Madison: 54/100

Madison is 6 points higher.

Jackson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Madison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Jackson: 26/100 · Madison: 24/100

Jackson is 2 points higher.

Jackson: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Madison: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.