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Durham vs Marion, NC

Marion 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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Marion

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 · Marion: 46/100

Marion is 3 points higher.

Flood

Durham: 36/100 · Marion: 29/100

Durham is 7 points higher.

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

Marion: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Durham: 22/100 · Marion: 15/100

Durham is 7 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Durham: 56/100 · Marion: 48/100

Durham is 8 points higher.

Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Marion: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Durham: 23/100 · Marion: 0/100

Durham is 23 points higher.

Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Marion: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Durham: 70/100 · Marion: 100/100

Marion is 30 points higher.

Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Marion: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Durham: Unavailable · Marion: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Durham: 64/100 · Marion: 52/100

Durham is 12 points higher.

Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Marion: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Durham: 30/100 · Marion: 31/100

Marion is 1 points higher.

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

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