City vs city
Fayetteville vs Wake Forest, NC
Fayetteville currently scores 19 points higher overall than Wake Forest, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Wake Forest: 40/100
Fayetteville is 19 points higher.
Flood
Fayetteville: 55/100 · Wake Forest: 36/100
Fayetteville is 19 points higher.
Fayetteville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wake Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fayetteville: 29/100 · Wake Forest: 23/100
Fayetteville is 6 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wake Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fayetteville: 62/100 · Wake Forest: 57/100
Fayetteville is 5 points higher.
Fayetteville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wake Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fayetteville: 0/100 · Wake Forest: 15/100
Wake Forest is 15 points higher.
Fayetteville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wake Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fayetteville: 100/100 · Wake Forest: 75/100
Fayetteville is 25 points higher.
Fayetteville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wake Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fayetteville: Unavailable · Wake Forest: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fayetteville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wake Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fayetteville: 78/100 · Wake Forest: 47/100
Fayetteville is 31 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wake Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fayetteville: 29/100 · Wake Forest: 27/100
Fayetteville is 2 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.
Wake Forest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.