City vs city
Charlotte vs Rocky Mount, NC
Charlotte and Rocky Mount are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in ingested air quality.
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 · Rocky Mount: 40/100
No gap.
Flood
Charlotte: 36/100 · Rocky Mount: 40/100
Rocky Mount is 4 points higher.
Charlotte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Rocky Mount: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charlotte: 19/100 · Rocky Mount: 25/100
Rocky Mount is 6 points higher.
Charlotte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rocky Mount: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charlotte: 45/100 · Rocky Mount: 53/100
Rocky Mount is 8 points higher.
Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rocky Mount: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charlotte: 27/100 · Rocky Mount: 23/100
Charlotte is 4 points higher.
Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rocky Mount: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charlotte: 37/100 · Rocky Mount: 49/100
Rocky Mount is 12 points higher.
Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rocky Mount: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charlotte: Unavailable · Rocky Mount: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charlotte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rocky Mount: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charlotte: 72/100 · Rocky Mount: 63/100
Charlotte is 9 points higher.
Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rocky Mount: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charlotte: 47/100 · Rocky Mount: 28/100
Charlotte is 19 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.
Rocky Mount: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.