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Durham vs Emma, NC

Durham currently scores 3 points higher overall than Emma, with the largest gap in hail.

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Durham

43/100

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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 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 · Emma: 40/100

Durham is 3 points higher.

Flood

Durham: 26/100 · Emma: 35/100

Emma is 9 points higher.

Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Emma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Durham: 21/100 · Emma: 15/100

Durham is 6 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Durham: 53/100 · Emma: 44/100

Durham is 9 points higher.

Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Emma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Durham: 19/100 · Emma: 8/100

Durham is 11 points higher.

Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Emma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Durham: 100/100 · Emma: 73/100

Durham is 27 points higher.

Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Emma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Durham: Unavailable · Emma: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Durham: 48/100 · Emma: 71/100

Emma is 23 points higher.

Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Emma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Durham: 32/100 · Emma: 32/100

No gap.

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.

Emma: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.