City vs city
Albemarle vs Gold Hill, NC
Albemarle currently scores 9 points higher overall than Gold Hill, 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
Albemarle: 43/100 · Gold Hill: 34/100
Albemarle is 9 points higher.
Flood
Albemarle: 30/100 · Gold Hill: 28/100
Albemarle is 2 points higher.
Albemarle: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Gold Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Albemarle: 21/100 · Gold Hill: 20/100
Albemarle is 1 points higher.
Albemarle: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gold Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Albemarle: 49/100 · Gold Hill: 48/100
Albemarle is 1 points higher.
Albemarle: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gold Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Albemarle: 0/100 · Gold Hill: 19/100
Gold Hill is 19 points higher.
Albemarle: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gold Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Albemarle: 50/100 · Gold Hill: 31/100
Albemarle is 19 points higher.
Albemarle: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gold Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Albemarle: Unavailable · Gold Hill: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Albemarle: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gold Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Albemarle: 72/100 · Gold Hill: 51/100
Albemarle is 21 points higher.
Albemarle: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gold Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Albemarle: 38/100 · Gold Hill: 39/100
Gold Hill is 1 points higher.
Albemarle: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Gold Hill: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.