City vs city
Fayetteville vs Forest City, NC
Fayetteville currently scores 22 points higher overall than Forest City, 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
Fayetteville: 59/100 · Forest City: 37/100
Fayetteville is 22 points higher.
Flood
Fayetteville: 55/100 · Forest City: 32/100
Fayetteville is 23 points higher.
Fayetteville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Forest City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fayetteville: 29/100 · Forest City: 16/100
Fayetteville is 13 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Forest City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fayetteville: 62/100 · Forest City: 46/100
Fayetteville is 16 points higher.
Fayetteville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Forest City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fayetteville: 0/100 · Forest City: 27/100
Forest City is 27 points higher.
Fayetteville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fayetteville: 100/100 · Forest City: 57/100
Fayetteville is 43 points higher.
Fayetteville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fayetteville: Unavailable · Forest City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fayetteville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Forest City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fayetteville: 78/100 · Forest City: 49/100
Fayetteville is 29 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Forest City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fayetteville: 29/100 · Forest City: 35/100
Forest City is 6 points higher.
Fayetteville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Forest City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.