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Charlotte vs New Bern, NC

New Bern currently scores 2 points higher overall than Charlotte, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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

Charlotte

40/100

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New Bern

42/100

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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 · New Bern: 42/100

New Bern is 2 points higher.

Flood

Charlotte: 36/100 · New Bern: 51/100

New Bern is 15 points higher.

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

New Bern: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Charlotte: 19/100 · New Bern: 41/100

New Bern is 22 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Charlotte: 45/100 · New Bern: 48/100

New Bern is 3 points higher.

Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

New Bern: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Charlotte: 27/100 · New Bern: 8/100

Charlotte is 19 points higher.

Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Bern: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Charlotte: 37/100 · New Bern: 42/100

New Bern is 5 points higher.

Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Bern: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Charlotte: Unavailable · New Bern: 94/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

New Bern: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Charlotte: 72/100 · New Bern: 18/100

Charlotte is 54 points higher.

Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

New Bern: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Charlotte: 47/100 · New Bern: 30/100

Charlotte is 17 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.

New Bern: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.