City vs city
Briar Chapel vs Pittsboro, NC
Pittsboro currently scores 5 points higher overall than Briar Chapel, 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
Briar Chapel: 34/100 · Pittsboro: 39/100
Pittsboro is 5 points higher.
Flood
Briar Chapel: 33/100 · Pittsboro: 36/100
Pittsboro is 3 points higher.
Briar Chapel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Pittsboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briar Chapel: 22/100 · Pittsboro: 22/100
No gap.
Briar Chapel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pittsboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briar Chapel: 54/100 · Pittsboro: 56/100
Pittsboro is 2 points higher.
Briar Chapel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pittsboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briar Chapel: 0/100 · Pittsboro: 8/100
Pittsboro is 8 points higher.
Briar Chapel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pittsboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briar Chapel: 16/100 · Pittsboro: 57/100
Pittsboro is 41 points higher.
Briar Chapel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pittsboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briar Chapel: Unavailable · Pittsboro: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Briar Chapel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pittsboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Briar Chapel: 52/100 · Pittsboro: 69/100
Pittsboro is 17 points higher.
Briar Chapel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pittsboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Briar Chapel: 28/100 · Pittsboro: 28/100
No gap.
Briar Chapel: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Pittsboro: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.