City vs city
Chapel Hill vs Durham, NC
Durham currently scores 2 points higher overall than Chapel Hill, 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
Chapel Hill: 41/100 · Durham: 43/100
Durham is 2 points higher.
Flood
Chapel Hill: 32/100 · Durham: 26/100
Chapel Hill is 6 points higher.
Chapel Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chapel Hill: 22/100 · Durham: 21/100
Chapel Hill is 1 points higher.
Chapel Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Durham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chapel Hill: 54/100 · Durham: 53/100
Chapel Hill is 1 points higher.
Chapel Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chapel Hill: 8/100 · Durham: 19/100
Durham is 11 points higher.
Chapel Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chapel Hill: 77/100 · Durham: 100/100
Durham is 23 points higher.
Chapel Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chapel Hill: Unavailable · Durham: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chapel Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Durham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chapel Hill: 64/100 · Durham: 48/100
Chapel Hill is 16 points higher.
Chapel Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chapel Hill: 28/100 · Durham: 32/100
Durham is 4 points higher.
Chapel Hill: 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.