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Durham vs Smithfield, NC

Smithfield currently scores 5 points higher overall than Durham, with the largest gap in flood.

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Durham

43/100

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Smithfield

48/100

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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 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 · Smithfield: 48/100

Smithfield is 5 points higher.

Flood

Durham: 26/100 · Smithfield: 46/100

Smithfield is 20 points higher.

Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Smithfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Durham: 21/100 · Smithfield: 26/100

Smithfield is 5 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Durham: 53/100 · Smithfield: 62/100

Smithfield is 9 points higher.

Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Smithfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Durham: 19/100 · Smithfield: 12/100

Durham is 7 points higher.

Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Smithfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Durham: 100/100 · Smithfield: 100/100

No gap.

Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Smithfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Durham: Unavailable · Smithfield: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Durham: 48/100 · Smithfield: 58/100

Smithfield is 10 points higher.

Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Smithfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Durham: 32/100 · Smithfield: 30/100

Durham is 2 points higher.

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.

Smithfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.