City vs city
Durham vs Hightsville, NC
Hightsville currently scores 20 points higher overall than Durham, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Hightsville: 63/100
Hightsville is 20 points higher.
Flood
Durham: 26/100 · Hightsville: 66/100
Hightsville is 40 points higher.
Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Hightsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Durham: 21/100 · Hightsville: 49/100
Hightsville is 28 points higher.
Durham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hightsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Durham: 53/100 · Hightsville: 47/100
Durham is 6 points higher.
Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hightsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Durham: 19/100 · Hightsville: 65/100
Hightsville is 46 points higher.
Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hightsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Durham: 100/100 · Hightsville: 100/100
No gap.
Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hightsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Durham: Unavailable · Hightsville: 95/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Durham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hightsville: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Durham: 48/100 · Hightsville: 66/100
Hightsville is 18 points higher.
Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hightsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Durham: 32/100 · Hightsville: 18/100
Durham is 14 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.
Hightsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.