City vs city
Gainesville vs Houston, TX
Gainesville currently scores 2 points higher overall than Houston, 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
Gainesville: 55/100 · Houston: 53/100
Gainesville is 2 points higher.
Flood
Gainesville: 34/100 · Houston: 39/100
Houston is 5 points higher.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Houston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gainesville: 15/100 · Houston: 45/100
Houston is 30 points higher.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Houston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gainesville: 60/100 · Houston: 68/100
Houston is 8 points higher.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Houston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gainesville: 88/100 · Houston: 42/100
Gainesville is 46 points higher.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Houston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gainesville: 100/100 · Houston: 76/100
Gainesville is 24 points higher.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Houston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gainesville: Unavailable · Houston: 75/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Houston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Gainesville: 62/100 · Houston: 52/100
Gainesville is 10 points higher.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Houston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gainesville: 28/100 · Houston: 30/100
Houston is 2 points higher.
Gainesville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Houston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.