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Charlotte vs Mars Hill, NC

Charlotte currently scores 3 points higher overall than Mars Hill, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Charlotte

40/100

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Mars Hill

37/100

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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 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 · Mars Hill: 37/100

Charlotte is 3 points higher.

Flood

Charlotte: 36/100 · Mars Hill: 26/100

Charlotte is 10 points higher.

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

Mars Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Charlotte: 19/100 · Mars Hill: 14/100

Charlotte is 5 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Charlotte: 45/100 · Mars Hill: 39/100

Charlotte is 6 points higher.

Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Mars Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Charlotte: 27/100 · Mars Hill: 0/100

Charlotte is 27 points higher.

Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Mars Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Charlotte: 37/100 · Mars Hill: 52/100

Mars Hill is 15 points higher.

Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Mars Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Charlotte: Unavailable · Mars Hill: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Charlotte: 72/100 · Mars Hill: 59/100

Charlotte is 13 points higher.

Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Mars Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Charlotte: 47/100 · Mars Hill: 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.

Mars 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.