City vs city
China Grove vs Salisbury, NC
Salisbury currently scores 9 points higher overall than China Grove, 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
China Grove: 40/100 · Salisbury: 49/100
Salisbury is 9 points higher.
Flood
China Grove: 38/100 · Salisbury: 39/100
Salisbury is 1 points higher.
China Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Salisbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
China Grove: 19/100 · Salisbury: 19/100
No gap.
China Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salisbury: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
China Grove: 48/100 · Salisbury: 47/100
China Grove is 1 points higher.
China Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salisbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
China Grove: 8/100 · Salisbury: 50/100
Salisbury is 42 points higher.
China Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salisbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
China Grove: 69/100 · Salisbury: 79/100
Salisbury is 10 points higher.
China Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salisbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
China Grove: Unavailable · Salisbury: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
China Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salisbury: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
China Grove: 56/100 · Salisbury: 69/100
Salisbury is 13 points higher.
China Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salisbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
China Grove: 39/100 · Salisbury: 39/100
No gap.
China Grove: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Salisbury: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.