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Durham vs Seven Lakes, NC

Durham and Seven Lakes are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.

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Durham

43/100

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Seven Lakes

43/100

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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 · Seven Lakes: 43/100

No gap.

Flood

Durham: 36/100 · Seven Lakes: 30/100

Durham is 6 points higher.

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

Seven Lakes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Durham: 22/100 · Seven Lakes: 23/100

Seven Lakes is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Durham: 56/100 · Seven Lakes: 61/100

Seven Lakes is 5 points higher.

Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Seven Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Durham: 23/100 · Seven Lakes: 0/100

Durham is 23 points higher.

Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Seven Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Durham: 70/100 · Seven Lakes: 35/100

Durham is 35 points higher.

Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Seven Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Durham: Unavailable · Seven Lakes: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Durham: 64/100 · Seven Lakes: 77/100

Seven Lakes is 13 points higher.

Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Seven Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Durham: 30/100 · Seven Lakes: 32/100

Seven Lakes is 2 points higher.

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

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