City vs city
Fayetteville vs Silver City, NC
Fayetteville currently scores 17 points higher overall than Silver 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 · Silver City: 42/100
Fayetteville is 17 points higher.
Flood
Fayetteville: 55/100 · Silver City: 39/100
Fayetteville is 16 points higher.
Fayetteville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Silver City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fayetteville: 29/100 · Silver City: 27/100
Fayetteville is 2 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Silver City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fayetteville: 62/100 · Silver City: 63/100
Silver City is 1 points higher.
Fayetteville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Silver City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fayetteville: 0/100 · Silver City: 15/100
Silver City is 15 points higher.
Fayetteville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fayetteville: 100/100 · Silver City: 41/100
Fayetteville is 59 points higher.
Fayetteville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fayetteville: Unavailable · Silver City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fayetteville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Silver City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fayetteville: 78/100 · Silver City: 82/100
Silver City is 4 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Silver City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fayetteville: 29/100 · Silver City: 28/100
Fayetteville is 1 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.
Silver 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.