City vs city
Charlotte vs Wake Forest, NC
Charlotte and Wake Forest are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.
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 · Wake Forest: 40/100
No gap.
Flood
Charlotte: 36/100 · Wake Forest: 36/100
No gap.
Charlotte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wake Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charlotte: 19/100 · Wake Forest: 23/100
Wake Forest is 4 points higher.
Charlotte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wake Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charlotte: 45/100 · Wake Forest: 57/100
Wake Forest is 12 points higher.
Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wake Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charlotte: 27/100 · Wake Forest: 15/100
Charlotte is 12 points higher.
Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wake Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charlotte: 37/100 · Wake Forest: 75/100
Wake Forest is 38 points higher.
Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wake Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charlotte: Unavailable · Wake Forest: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charlotte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wake Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charlotte: 72/100 · Wake Forest: 47/100
Charlotte is 25 points higher.
Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wake Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charlotte: 47/100 · Wake Forest: 27/100
Charlotte is 20 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.
Wake Forest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.