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City vs city

Durham vs Half Moon, NC

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

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Durham

43/100

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Half Moon

46/100

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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

Durham: 43/100 · Half Moon: 46/100

Half Moon is 3 points higher.

Flood

Durham: 36/100 · Half Moon: 39/100

Half Moon is 3 points higher.

Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Half Moon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Durham: 22/100 · Half Moon: 42/100

Half Moon is 20 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Durham: 56/100 · Half Moon: 49/100

Durham is 7 points higher.

Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Half Moon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Durham: 23/100 · Half Moon: 12/100

Durham is 11 points higher.

Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Half Moon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Durham: 70/100 · Half Moon: 37/100

Durham is 33 points higher.

Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Half Moon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Durham: Unavailable · Half Moon: 95/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Half Moon: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Durham: 64/100 · Half Moon: 71/100

Half Moon is 7 points higher.

Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Half Moon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Durham: 30/100 · Half Moon: 24/100

Durham is 6 points higher.

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

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