City vs city
Gastonia vs Kings Mountain, NC
Gastonia currently scores 6 points higher overall than Kings Mountain, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Gastonia: 48/100 · Kings Mountain: 42/100
Gastonia is 6 points higher.
Flood
Gastonia: 42/100 · Kings Mountain: 26/100
Gastonia is 16 points higher.
Gastonia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Kings Mountain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gastonia: 18/100 · Kings Mountain: 18/100
No gap.
Gastonia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kings Mountain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gastonia: 43/100 · Kings Mountain: 43/100
No gap.
Gastonia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kings Mountain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gastonia: 23/100 · Kings Mountain: 4/100
Gastonia is 19 points higher.
Gastonia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kings Mountain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gastonia: 100/100 · Kings Mountain: 93/100
Gastonia is 7 points higher.
Gastonia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kings Mountain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gastonia: Unavailable · Kings Mountain: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gastonia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kings Mountain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gastonia: 73/100 · Kings Mountain: 77/100
Kings Mountain is 4 points higher.
Gastonia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kings Mountain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gastonia: 37/100 · Kings Mountain: 36/100
Gastonia is 1 points higher.
Gastonia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Kings Mountain: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.