City vs city
Cape Carteret vs Winston-Salem, NC
Cape Carteret currently scores 3 points higher overall than Winston-Salem, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Cape Carteret: 41/100 · Winston-Salem: 38/100
Cape Carteret is 3 points higher.
Flood
Cape Carteret: 47/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
Cape Carteret is 15 points higher.
Cape Carteret: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Carteret: 49/100 · Winston-Salem: 18/100
Cape Carteret is 31 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Carteret: 40/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
Winston-Salem is 2 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Carteret: 35/100 · Winston-Salem: 15/100
Cape Carteret is 20 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Carteret: 24/100 · Winston-Salem: 50/100
Winston-Salem is 26 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Carteret: 98/100 · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cape Carteret: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cape Carteret: 13/100 · Winston-Salem: 71/100
Winston-Salem is 58 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cape Carteret: 25/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
Winston-Salem is 10 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Winston-Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.