City vs city
Black Mountain vs Charlotte, NC
Charlotte currently scores 3 points higher overall than Black Mountain, 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
Black Mountain: 37/100 · Charlotte: 40/100
Charlotte is 3 points higher.
Flood
Black Mountain: 30/100 · Charlotte: 36/100
Charlotte is 6 points higher.
Black Mountain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Charlotte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Black Mountain: 15/100 · Charlotte: 19/100
Charlotte is 4 points higher.
Black Mountain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Charlotte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Black Mountain: 47/100 · Charlotte: 45/100
Black Mountain is 2 points higher.
Black Mountain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Black Mountain: 4/100 · Charlotte: 27/100
Charlotte is 23 points higher.
Black Mountain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Black Mountain: 78/100 · Charlotte: 37/100
Black Mountain is 41 points higher.
Black Mountain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Black Mountain: Unavailable · Charlotte: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Black Mountain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Charlotte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Black Mountain: 50/100 · Charlotte: 72/100
Charlotte is 22 points higher.
Black Mountain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Black Mountain: 32/100 · Charlotte: 47/100
Charlotte is 15 points higher.
Black Mountain: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Charlotte: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.