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Durham vs Knightdale, NC

Durham currently scores 6 points higher overall than Knightdale, with the largest gap in hail.

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Durham

43/100

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Knightdale

37/100

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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 · Knightdale: 37/100

Durham is 6 points higher.

Flood

Durham: 36/100 · Knightdale: 32/100

Durham is 4 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Durham: 22/100 · Knightdale: 24/100

Knightdale is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Durham: 56/100 · Knightdale: 60/100

Knightdale is 4 points higher.

Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Knightdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Durham: 23/100 · Knightdale: 15/100

Durham is 8 points higher.

Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Knightdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Durham: 70/100 · Knightdale: 39/100

Durham is 31 points higher.

Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Knightdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Durham: Unavailable · Knightdale: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Durham: 64/100 · Knightdale: 62/100

Durham is 2 points higher.

Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Knightdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Durham: 30/100 · Knightdale: 29/100

Durham is 1 points higher.

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

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