City vs city
Durham vs Elizabeth City, NC
Elizabeth City currently scores 2 points higher overall than Durham, 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
Durham: 43/100 · Elizabeth City: 45/100
Elizabeth City is 2 points higher.
Flood
Durham: 26/100 · Elizabeth City: 39/100
Elizabeth City is 13 points higher.
Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Elizabeth City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Durham: 21/100 · Elizabeth City: 31/100
Elizabeth City is 10 points higher.
Durham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Elizabeth City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Durham: 53/100 · Elizabeth City: 43/100
Durham is 10 points higher.
Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Elizabeth City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Durham: 19/100 · Elizabeth City: 38/100
Elizabeth City is 19 points higher.
Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elizabeth City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Durham: 100/100 · Elizabeth City: 52/100
Durham is 48 points higher.
Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elizabeth City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Durham: Unavailable · Elizabeth City: 74/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Durham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Elizabeth City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Durham: 48/100 · Elizabeth City: 57/100
Elizabeth City is 9 points higher.
Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Elizabeth City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Durham: 32/100 · Elizabeth City: 27/100
Durham is 5 points higher.
Durham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Elizabeth 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.