City vs city
Cherry Branch vs James City, NC
Cherry Branch and James City are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in lightning.
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
Cherry Branch: 42/100 · James City: 42/100
No gap.
Flood
Cherry Branch: 50/100 · James City: 51/100
James City is 1 points higher.
Cherry Branch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
James City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cherry Branch: 43/100 · James City: 41/100
Cherry Branch is 2 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
James City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cherry Branch: 44/100 · James City: 48/100
James City is 4 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
James City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cherry Branch: 12/100 · James City: 8/100
Cherry Branch is 4 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
James City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cherry Branch: 43/100 · James City: 42/100
Cherry Branch is 1 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
James City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cherry Branch: 98/100 · James City: 94/100
Cherry Branch is 4 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
James City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cherry Branch: 16/100 · James City: 18/100
James City is 2 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
James City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cherry Branch: 29/100 · James City: 30/100
James City is 1 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
James City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.