City vs city
Glen Alpine vs Valdese, NC
Glen Alpine currently scores 5 points higher overall than Valdese, 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
Glen Alpine: 51/100 · Valdese: 46/100
Glen Alpine is 5 points higher.
Flood
Glen Alpine: 36/100 · Valdese: 34/100
Glen Alpine is 2 points higher.
Glen Alpine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Valdese: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Glen Alpine: 16/100 · Valdese: 16/100
No gap.
Glen Alpine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valdese: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Glen Alpine: 46/100 · Valdese: 46/100
No gap.
Glen Alpine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valdese: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Glen Alpine: 0/100 · Valdese: 0/100
No gap.
Glen Alpine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valdese: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Glen Alpine: 100/100 · Valdese: 64/100
Glen Alpine is 36 points higher.
Glen Alpine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valdese: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Glen Alpine: Unavailable · Valdese: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Glen Alpine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valdese: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Glen Alpine: 73/100 · Valdese: 77/100
Valdese is 4 points higher.
Glen Alpine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valdese: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Glen Alpine: 33/100 · Valdese: 37/100
Valdese is 4 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.
Valdese: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.