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Durham vs Hendersonville, NC

Durham currently scores 1 points higher overall than Hendersonville, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Durham

43/100

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Hendersonville

42/100

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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 · Hendersonville: 42/100

Durham is 1 points higher.

Flood

Durham: 26/100 · Hendersonville: 38/100

Hendersonville is 12 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Durham: 21/100 · Hendersonville: 15/100

Durham is 6 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Durham: 53/100 · Hendersonville: 47/100

Durham is 6 points higher.

Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Hendersonville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Durham: 19/100 · Hendersonville: 4/100

Durham is 15 points higher.

Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hendersonville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Durham: 100/100 · Hendersonville: 100/100

No gap.

Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hendersonville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Durham: Unavailable · Hendersonville: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Durham: 48/100 · Hendersonville: 59/100

Hendersonville is 11 points higher.

Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Hendersonville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Durham: 32/100 · Hendersonville: 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.

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