City vs city
Durham vs Porters Neck, NC
Porters Neck currently scores 1 points higher overall than Durham, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 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 · Porters Neck: 44/100
Porters Neck is 1 points higher.
Flood
Durham: 36/100 · Porters Neck: 48/100
Porters Neck is 12 points higher.
Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Porters Neck: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Durham: 22/100 · Porters Neck: 50/100
Porters Neck is 28 points higher.
Durham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Porters Neck: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Durham: 56/100 · Porters Neck: 43/100
Durham is 13 points higher.
Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Porters Neck: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Durham: 23/100 · Porters Neck: 38/100
Porters Neck is 15 points higher.
Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Porters Neck: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Durham: 70/100 · Porters Neck: 38/100
Durham is 32 points higher.
Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Porters Neck: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Durham: Unavailable · Porters Neck: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Durham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Porters Neck: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Durham: 64/100 · Porters Neck: 17/100
Durham is 47 points higher.
Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Porters Neck: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Durham: 30/100 · Porters Neck: 18/100
Durham is 12 points higher.
Durham: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Porters Neck: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.