City vs city
Bessemer City vs Gastonia, NC
Gastonia currently scores 3 points higher overall than Bessemer City, 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
Bessemer City: 45/100 · Gastonia: 48/100
Gastonia is 3 points higher.
Flood
Bessemer City: 34/100 · Gastonia: 42/100
Gastonia is 8 points higher.
Bessemer City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Gastonia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bessemer City: 18/100 · Gastonia: 18/100
No gap.
Bessemer City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gastonia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bessemer City: 43/100 · Gastonia: 43/100
No gap.
Bessemer City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gastonia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bessemer City: 23/100 · Gastonia: 23/100
No gap.
Bessemer City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gastonia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bessemer City: 82/100 · Gastonia: 100/100
Gastonia is 18 points higher.
Bessemer City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gastonia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bessemer City: Unavailable · Gastonia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bessemer City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gastonia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bessemer City: 76/100 · Gastonia: 73/100
Bessemer City is 3 points higher.
Bessemer City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gastonia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bessemer City: 36/100 · Gastonia: 37/100
Gastonia is 1 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.
Gastonia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.