City vs city
Gastonia vs Winston-Salem, NC
Gastonia currently scores 10 points higher overall than Winston-Salem, 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
Gastonia: 48/100 · Winston-Salem: 38/100
Gastonia is 10 points higher.
Flood
Gastonia: 42/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
Gastonia is 10 points higher.
Gastonia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gastonia: 18/100 · Winston-Salem: 18/100
No gap.
Gastonia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gastonia: 43/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
Gastonia is 1 points higher.
Gastonia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gastonia: 23/100 · Winston-Salem: 15/100
Gastonia is 8 points higher.
Gastonia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gastonia: 100/100 · Winston-Salem: 50/100
Gastonia is 50 points higher.
Gastonia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gastonia: Unavailable · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gastonia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gastonia: 73/100 · Winston-Salem: 71/100
Gastonia is 2 points higher.
Gastonia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gastonia: 37/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
Gastonia is 2 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.
Winston-Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.