City vs city
Cherry Branch vs Winston-Salem, NC
Cherry Branch currently scores 4 points higher overall than Winston-Salem, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Winston-Salem: 38/100
Cherry Branch is 4 points higher.
Flood
Cherry Branch: 50/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
Cherry Branch is 18 points higher.
Cherry Branch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cherry Branch: 43/100 · Winston-Salem: 18/100
Cherry Branch is 25 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cherry Branch: 44/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
Cherry Branch is 2 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cherry Branch: 12/100 · Winston-Salem: 15/100
Winston-Salem is 3 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cherry Branch: 43/100 · Winston-Salem: 50/100
Winston-Salem is 7 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cherry Branch: 98/100 · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cherry Branch: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cherry Branch: 16/100 · Winston-Salem: 71/100
Winston-Salem is 55 points higher.
Cherry Branch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cherry Branch: 29/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
Winston-Salem is 6 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.
Winston-Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.