City vs city
Glen Alpine vs Marion, NC
Glen Alpine currently scores 5 points higher overall than Marion, 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
Glen Alpine: 51/100 · Marion: 46/100
Glen Alpine is 5 points higher.
Flood
Glen Alpine: 36/100 · Marion: 29/100
Glen Alpine is 7 points higher.
Glen Alpine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Marion: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Glen Alpine: 16/100 · Marion: 15/100
Glen Alpine is 1 points higher.
Glen Alpine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Marion: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Glen Alpine: 46/100 · Marion: 48/100
Marion is 2 points higher.
Glen Alpine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Marion: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Glen Alpine: 0/100 · Marion: 0/100
No gap.
Glen Alpine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Marion: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Glen Alpine: 100/100 · Marion: 100/100
No gap.
Glen Alpine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Marion: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Glen Alpine: Unavailable · Marion: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Glen Alpine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Marion: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Glen Alpine: 73/100 · Marion: 52/100
Glen Alpine is 21 points higher.
Glen Alpine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Marion: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Glen Alpine: 33/100 · Marion: 31/100
Glen Alpine is 2 points higher.
Glen Alpine: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Marion: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.