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Durham vs Tarboro, NC

Tarboro currently scores 2 points higher overall than Durham, with the largest gap in hail.

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Durham

43/100

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Tarboro

45/100

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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 · Tarboro: 45/100

Tarboro is 2 points higher.

Flood

Durham: 36/100 · Tarboro: 63/100

Tarboro is 27 points higher.

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

Tarboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Durham: 22/100 · Tarboro: 25/100

Tarboro is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Durham: 56/100 · Tarboro: 53/100

Durham is 3 points higher.

Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tarboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Durham: 23/100 · Tarboro: 0/100

Durham is 23 points higher.

Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Tarboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Durham: 70/100 · Tarboro: 38/100

Durham is 32 points higher.

Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Tarboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Durham: Unavailable · Tarboro: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Durham: 64/100 · Tarboro: 61/100

Durham is 3 points higher.

Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Tarboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Durham: 30/100 · Tarboro: 28/100

Durham is 2 points higher.

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

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