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Concord vs Hickory, NC

Concord currently scores 8 points higher overall than Hickory, with the largest gap in hail.

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Concord

49/100

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Hickory

41/100

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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

Concord: 49/100 · Hickory: 41/100

Concord is 8 points higher.

Flood

Concord: 35/100 · Hickory: 36/100

Hickory is 1 points higher.

Concord: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Hickory: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Concord: 19/100 · Hickory: 17/100

Concord is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Concord: 46/100 · Hickory: 47/100

Hickory is 1 points higher.

Concord: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Hickory: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Concord: 0/100 · Hickory: 8/100

Hickory is 8 points higher.

Concord: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hickory: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Concord: 72/100 · Hickory: 61/100

Concord is 11 points higher.

Concord: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hickory: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Concord: Unavailable · Hickory: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Concord: 72/100 · Hickory: 78/100

Hickory is 6 points higher.

Concord: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Hickory: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Concord: 47/100 · Hickory: 37/100

Concord is 10 points higher.

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

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