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Charlotte vs Matthews, NC

Matthews currently scores 6 points higher overall than Charlotte, with the largest gap in hail.

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

Charlotte

40/100

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Matthews

46/100

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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 · Matthews: 46/100

Matthews is 6 points higher.

Flood

Charlotte: 36/100 · Matthews: 34/100

Charlotte is 2 points higher.

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

Matthews: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Charlotte: 19/100 · Matthews: 19/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Charlotte: 45/100 · Matthews: 44/100

Charlotte is 1 points higher.

Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Matthews: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Charlotte: 27/100 · Matthews: 0/100

Charlotte is 27 points higher.

Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Matthews: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Charlotte: 37/100 · Matthews: 77/100

Matthews is 40 points higher.

Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Matthews: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Charlotte: Unavailable · Matthews: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Charlotte: 72/100 · Matthews: 63/100

Charlotte is 9 points higher.

Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Matthews: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Charlotte: 47/100 · Matthews: 36/100

Charlotte is 11 points higher.

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

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