City vs city
Drexel vs Granite Falls, NC
Drexel currently scores 7 points higher overall than Granite Falls, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Drexel: 48/100 · Granite Falls: 41/100
Drexel is 7 points higher.
Flood
Drexel: 40/100 · Granite Falls: 32/100
Drexel is 8 points higher.
Drexel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Granite Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Drexel: 16/100 · Granite Falls: 16/100
No gap.
Drexel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Granite Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Drexel: 46/100 · Granite Falls: 46/100
No gap.
Drexel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Granite Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Drexel: 23/100 · Granite Falls: 4/100
Drexel is 19 points higher.
Drexel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Granite Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Drexel: 100/100 · Granite Falls: 72/100
Drexel is 28 points higher.
Drexel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Granite Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Drexel: Unavailable · Granite Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Drexel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Granite Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Drexel: 78/100 · Granite Falls: 78/100
No gap.
Drexel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Granite Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Drexel: 36/100 · Granite Falls: 37/100
Granite Falls is 1 points higher.
Drexel: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Granite Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.