City vs city
Charlotte vs Sanford, NC
Sanford currently scores 3 points higher overall than Charlotte, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Sanford: 43/100
Sanford is 3 points higher.
Flood
Charlotte: 36/100 · Sanford: 39/100
Sanford is 3 points higher.
Charlotte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Sanford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charlotte: 19/100 · Sanford: 23/100
Sanford is 4 points higher.
Charlotte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sanford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charlotte: 45/100 · Sanford: 61/100
Sanford is 16 points higher.
Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sanford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charlotte: 27/100 · Sanford: 0/100
Charlotte is 27 points higher.
Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sanford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charlotte: 37/100 · Sanford: 29/100
Charlotte is 8 points higher.
Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sanford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charlotte: Unavailable · Sanford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charlotte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sanford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charlotte: 72/100 · Sanford: 76/100
Sanford is 4 points higher.
Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sanford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charlotte: 47/100 · Sanford: 29/100
Charlotte is 18 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.
Sanford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.