City vs city
Buies Creek vs Charlotte, NC
Charlotte currently scores 2 points higher overall than Buies Creek, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Buies Creek: 38/100 · Charlotte: 40/100
Charlotte is 2 points higher.
Flood
Buies Creek: 28/100 · Charlotte: 36/100
Charlotte is 8 points higher.
Buies Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Charlotte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buies Creek: 25/100 · Charlotte: 19/100
Buies Creek is 6 points higher.
Buies Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Charlotte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buies Creek: 65/100 · Charlotte: 45/100
Buies Creek is 20 points higher.
Buies Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buies Creek: 15/100 · Charlotte: 27/100
Charlotte is 12 points higher.
Buies Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buies Creek: 31/100 · Charlotte: 37/100
Charlotte is 6 points higher.
Buies Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buies Creek: Unavailable · Charlotte: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buies Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Charlotte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buies Creek: 73/100 · Charlotte: 72/100
Buies Creek is 1 points higher.
Buies Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buies Creek: 30/100 · Charlotte: 47/100
Charlotte is 17 points higher.
Buies Creek: 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.