City vs city
Buies Creek vs Durham, NC
Durham currently scores 5 points higher overall than Buies Creek, 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
Buies Creek: 38/100 · Durham: 43/100
Durham is 5 points higher.
Flood
Buies Creek: 28/100 · Durham: 26/100
Buies Creek is 2 points higher.
Buies Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buies Creek: 25/100 · Durham: 21/100
Buies Creek is 4 points higher.
Buies Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Durham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buies Creek: 65/100 · Durham: 53/100
Buies Creek is 12 points higher.
Buies Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buies Creek: 15/100 · Durham: 19/100
Durham is 4 points higher.
Buies Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buies Creek: 31/100 · Durham: 100/100
Durham is 69 points higher.
Buies Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buies Creek: Unavailable · Durham: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buies Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Durham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buies Creek: 73/100 · Durham: 48/100
Buies Creek is 25 points higher.
Buies Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buies Creek: 30/100 · Durham: 32/100
Durham is 2 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.
Durham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.