City vs city
Bessemer City vs Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville currently scores 14 points higher overall than Bessemer City, 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
Bessemer City: 45/100 · Fayetteville: 59/100
Fayetteville is 14 points higher.
Flood
Bessemer City: 34/100 · Fayetteville: 55/100
Fayetteville is 21 points higher.
Bessemer City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Fayetteville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bessemer City: 18/100 · Fayetteville: 29/100
Fayetteville is 11 points higher.
Bessemer City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fayetteville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bessemer City: 43/100 · Fayetteville: 62/100
Fayetteville is 19 points higher.
Bessemer City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fayetteville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bessemer City: 23/100 · Fayetteville: 0/100
Bessemer City is 23 points higher.
Bessemer City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fayetteville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bessemer City: 82/100 · Fayetteville: 100/100
Fayetteville is 18 points higher.
Bessemer City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fayetteville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bessemer City: Unavailable · Fayetteville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bessemer City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fayetteville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bessemer City: 76/100 · Fayetteville: 78/100
Fayetteville is 2 points higher.
Bessemer City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fayetteville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bessemer City: 36/100 · Fayetteville: 29/100
Bessemer City is 7 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.
Fayetteville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.