← Back to Charlotte snapshotCity comparison page

City vs city

Charlotte vs Salisbury, NC

Salisbury currently scores 9 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

Open city page →

Salisbury

49/100

Open city page →

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 · Salisbury: 49/100

Salisbury is 9 points higher.

Flood

Charlotte: 36/100 · Salisbury: 39/100

Salisbury is 3 points higher.

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

Salisbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Charlotte: 19/100 · Salisbury: 19/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Charlotte: 45/100 · Salisbury: 47/100

Salisbury is 2 points higher.

Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Salisbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Charlotte: 27/100 · Salisbury: 50/100

Salisbury is 23 points higher.

Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Salisbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Charlotte: 37/100 · Salisbury: 79/100

Salisbury is 42 points higher.

Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Salisbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Charlotte: Unavailable · Salisbury: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Charlotte: 72/100 · Salisbury: 69/100

Charlotte is 3 points higher.

Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Salisbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Charlotte: 47/100 · Salisbury: 39/100

Charlotte is 8 points higher.

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

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