City vs city
Durham vs Mars Hill, NC
Durham currently scores 6 points higher overall than Mars Hill, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · Mars Hill: 37/100
Durham is 6 points higher.
Flood
Durham: 26/100 · Mars Hill: 26/100
No gap.
Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Mars Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Durham: 21/100 · Mars Hill: 14/100
Durham is 7 points higher.
Durham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mars Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Durham: 53/100 · Mars Hill: 39/100
Durham is 14 points higher.
Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mars Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Durham: 19/100 · Mars Hill: 0/100
Durham is 19 points higher.
Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mars Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Durham: 100/100 · Mars Hill: 52/100
Durham is 48 points higher.
Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mars Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Durham: Unavailable · Mars Hill: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Durham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mars Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Durham: 48/100 · Mars Hill: 59/100
Mars Hill is 11 points higher.
Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mars Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Durham: 32/100 · Mars Hill: 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.
Mars Hill: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.