City vs city
Apex vs Sanford, NC
Apex currently scores 5 points higher overall than Sanford, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Apex: 48/100 · Sanford: 43/100
Apex is 5 points higher.
Flood
Apex: 30/100 · Sanford: 39/100
Sanford is 9 points higher.
Apex: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Sanford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Apex: 23/100 · Sanford: 23/100
No gap.
Apex: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sanford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Apex: 62/100 · Sanford: 61/100
Apex is 1 points higher.
Apex: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sanford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Apex: 27/100 · Sanford: 0/100
Apex is 27 points higher.
Apex: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sanford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Apex: 100/100 · Sanford: 29/100
Apex is 71 points higher.
Apex: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sanford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Apex: Unavailable · Sanford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Apex: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sanford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Apex: 65/100 · Sanford: 76/100
Sanford is 11 points higher.
Apex: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sanford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Apex: 31/100 · Sanford: 29/100
Apex is 2 points higher.
Apex: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sanford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.