City vs city
Balfour vs East Flat Rock, NC
Balfour currently scores 9 points higher overall than East Flat Rock, 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
Balfour: 42/100 · East Flat Rock: 33/100
Balfour is 9 points higher.
Flood
Balfour: 38/100 · East Flat Rock: 0/100
Balfour is 38 points higher.
Balfour: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
East Flat Rock: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Balfour: 15/100 · East Flat Rock: 16/100
East Flat Rock is 1 points higher.
Balfour: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
East Flat Rock: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Balfour: 47/100 · East Flat Rock: 47/100
No gap.
Balfour: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
East Flat Rock: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Balfour: 4/100 · East Flat Rock: 0/100
Balfour is 4 points higher.
Balfour: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
East Flat Rock: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Balfour: 100/100 · East Flat Rock: 55/100
Balfour is 45 points higher.
Balfour: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
East Flat Rock: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Balfour: Unavailable · East Flat Rock: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Balfour: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
East Flat Rock: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Balfour: 59/100 · East Flat Rock: 50/100
Balfour is 9 points higher.
Balfour: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
East Flat Rock: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Balfour: 32/100 · East Flat Rock: 31/100
Balfour is 1 points higher.
Balfour: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
East Flat Rock: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.