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Charlotte vs Wendell, NC

Charlotte currently scores 11 points higher overall than Wendell, with the largest gap in hail.

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

Charlotte

49/100

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Wendell

38/100

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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 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: 49/100 · Wendell: 38/100

Charlotte is 11 points higher.

Flood

Charlotte: 34/100 · Wendell: 32/100

Charlotte is 2 points higher.

Charlotte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wendell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Charlotte: 19/100 · Wendell: 24/100

Wendell is 5 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Charlotte: 43/100 · Wendell: 59/100

Wendell is 16 points higher.

Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Wendell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Charlotte: 42/100 · Wendell: 27/100

Charlotte is 15 points higher.

Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wendell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Charlotte: 100/100 · Wendell: 31/100

Charlotte is 69 points higher.

Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wendell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Charlotte: Unavailable · Wendell: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Charlotte: 68/100 · Wendell: 63/100

Charlotte is 5 points higher.

Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Wendell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Charlotte: 39/100 · Wendell: 30/100

Charlotte is 9 points higher.

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

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