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Asheville vs Durham, NC

Durham currently scores 3 points higher overall than Asheville, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Asheville

40/100

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Durham

43/100

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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 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

Asheville: 40/100 · Durham: 43/100

Durham is 3 points higher.

Flood

Asheville: 35/100 · Durham: 26/100

Asheville is 9 points higher.

Asheville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Asheville: 15/100 · Durham: 21/100

Durham is 6 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Asheville: 44/100 · Durham: 53/100

Durham is 9 points higher.

Asheville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Asheville: 8/100 · Durham: 19/100

Durham is 11 points higher.

Asheville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Asheville: 73/100 · Durham: 100/100

Durham is 27 points higher.

Asheville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Asheville: Unavailable · Durham: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Asheville: 71/100 · Durham: 48/100

Asheville is 23 points higher.

Asheville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Asheville: 32/100 · Durham: 32/100

No gap.

Asheville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Durham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.