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Charlotte vs Elizabeth City, NC

Elizabeth City currently scores 5 points higher overall than Charlotte, with the largest gap in current air quality.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Charlotte

40/100

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Elizabeth City

45/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · Elizabeth City: 45/100

Elizabeth City is 5 points higher.

Flood

Charlotte: 36/100 · Elizabeth City: 39/100

Elizabeth City is 3 points higher.

Charlotte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Elizabeth City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Charlotte: 19/100 · Elizabeth City: 31/100

Elizabeth City is 12 points higher.

Charlotte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Elizabeth City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Charlotte: 45/100 · Elizabeth City: 43/100

Charlotte is 2 points higher.

Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Elizabeth City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Charlotte: 27/100 · Elizabeth City: 38/100

Elizabeth City is 11 points higher.

Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Elizabeth City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Charlotte: 37/100 · Elizabeth City: 52/100

Elizabeth City is 15 points higher.

Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Elizabeth City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Charlotte: Unavailable · Elizabeth City: 74/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Charlotte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Elizabeth City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Charlotte: 72/100 · Elizabeth City: 57/100

Charlotte is 15 points higher.

Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Elizabeth City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Charlotte: 47/100 · Elizabeth City: 27/100

Charlotte is 20 points higher.

Charlotte: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Elizabeth City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.