City vs city
Barker Heights vs Etowah, NC
Etowah currently scores 1 points higher overall than Barker Heights, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Etowah: 43/100
Etowah is 1 points higher.
Flood
Barker Heights: 38/100 · Etowah: 46/100
Etowah is 8 points higher.
Barker Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Etowah: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barker Heights: 15/100 · Etowah: 15/100
No gap.
Barker Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Etowah: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barker Heights: 47/100 · Etowah: 46/100
Barker Heights is 1 points higher.
Barker Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Etowah: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barker Heights: 4/100 · Etowah: 8/100
Etowah is 4 points higher.
Barker Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Etowah: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barker Heights: 100/100 · Etowah: 98/100
Barker Heights is 2 points higher.
Barker Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Etowah: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barker Heights: Unavailable · Etowah: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Barker Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Etowah: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Barker Heights: 59/100 · Etowah: 59/100
No gap.
Barker Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Etowah: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barker Heights: 32/100 · Etowah: 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.
Etowah: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.