City vs city
Barker Heights vs Durham, NC
Durham currently scores 1 points higher overall than Barker Heights, 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
Barker Heights: 42/100 · Durham: 43/100
Durham is 1 points higher.
Flood
Barker Heights: 38/100 · Durham: 26/100
Barker Heights is 12 points higher.
Barker Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barker Heights: 15/100 · Durham: 21/100
Durham is 6 points higher.
Barker Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Durham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barker Heights: 47/100 · Durham: 53/100
Durham is 6 points higher.
Barker Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barker Heights: 4/100 · Durham: 19/100
Durham is 15 points higher.
Barker Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barker Heights: 100/100 · Durham: 100/100
No gap.
Barker Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barker Heights: Unavailable · Durham: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Barker Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Durham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Barker Heights: 59/100 · Durham: 48/100
Barker Heights is 11 points higher.
Barker Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barker Heights: 32/100 · Durham: 32/100
No gap.
Barker Heights: 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.