City vs city
Charlotte vs Durham, NC
Durham currently scores 3 points higher overall than Charlotte, 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
Charlotte: 40/100 · Durham: 43/100
Durham is 3 points higher.
Flood
Charlotte: 36/100 · Durham: 26/100
Charlotte is 10 points higher.
Charlotte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charlotte: 19/100 · Durham: 21/100
Durham is 2 points higher.
Charlotte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Durham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charlotte: 45/100 · Durham: 53/100
Durham is 8 points higher.
Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charlotte: 27/100 · Durham: 19/100
Charlotte is 8 points higher.
Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charlotte: 37/100 · Durham: 100/100
Durham is 63 points higher.
Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charlotte: Unavailable · Durham: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charlotte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Durham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charlotte: 72/100 · Durham: 48/100
Charlotte is 24 points higher.
Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charlotte: 47/100 · Durham: 32/100
Charlotte is 15 points higher.
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.
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.