City vs city
Archer Lodge vs Knightdale, NC
Archer Lodge currently scores 2 points higher overall than Knightdale, 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
Archer Lodge: 39/100 · Knightdale: 37/100
Archer Lodge is 2 points higher.
Flood
Archer Lodge: 36/100 · Knightdale: 32/100
Archer Lodge is 4 points higher.
Archer Lodge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Knightdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Archer Lodge: 25/100 · Knightdale: 24/100
Archer Lodge is 1 points higher.
Archer Lodge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Knightdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Archer Lodge: 60/100 · Knightdale: 60/100
No gap.
Archer Lodge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Knightdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Archer Lodge: 0/100 · Knightdale: 15/100
Knightdale is 15 points higher.
Archer Lodge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Knightdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Archer Lodge: 29/100 · Knightdale: 39/100
Knightdale is 10 points higher.
Archer Lodge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Knightdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Archer Lodge: Unavailable · Knightdale: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Archer Lodge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Knightdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Archer Lodge: 55/100 · Knightdale: 62/100
Knightdale is 7 points higher.
Archer Lodge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Knightdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Archer Lodge: 30/100 · Knightdale: 29/100
Archer Lodge is 1 points higher.
Archer Lodge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Knightdale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.