City vs city
Fayetteville vs Granite Falls, NC
Fayetteville currently scores 18 points higher overall than Granite Falls, 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 · Granite Falls: 41/100
Fayetteville is 18 points higher.
Flood
Fayetteville: 55/100 · Granite Falls: 32/100
Fayetteville is 23 points higher.
Fayetteville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Granite Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fayetteville: 29/100 · Granite Falls: 16/100
Fayetteville is 13 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Granite Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fayetteville: 62/100 · Granite Falls: 46/100
Fayetteville is 16 points higher.
Fayetteville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Granite Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fayetteville: 0/100 · Granite Falls: 4/100
Granite Falls is 4 points higher.
Fayetteville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Granite Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fayetteville: 100/100 · Granite Falls: 72/100
Fayetteville is 28 points higher.
Fayetteville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Granite Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fayetteville: Unavailable · Granite Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fayetteville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Granite Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fayetteville: 78/100 · Granite Falls: 78/100
No gap.
Fayetteville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Granite Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fayetteville: 29/100 · Granite Falls: 37/100
Granite Falls is 8 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.
Granite Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.