City vs city
Bessemer City vs Durham, NC
Bessemer City currently scores 2 points higher overall than Durham, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Bessemer City: 45/100 · Durham: 43/100
Bessemer City is 2 points higher.
Flood
Bessemer City: 34/100 · Durham: 26/100
Bessemer City is 8 points higher.
Bessemer City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bessemer City: 18/100 · Durham: 21/100
Durham is 3 points higher.
Bessemer City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Durham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bessemer City: 43/100 · Durham: 53/100
Durham is 10 points higher.
Bessemer City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bessemer City: 23/100 · Durham: 19/100
Bessemer City is 4 points higher.
Bessemer City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bessemer City: 82/100 · Durham: 100/100
Durham is 18 points higher.
Bessemer City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bessemer City: Unavailable · Durham: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bessemer City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Durham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bessemer City: 76/100 · Durham: 48/100
Bessemer City is 28 points higher.
Bessemer City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bessemer City: 36/100 · Durham: 32/100
Bessemer City is 4 points higher.
Bessemer City: 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.