City vs city
Hightsville vs Kings Grant, NC
Hightsville currently scores 7 points higher overall than Kings Grant, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Hightsville: 63/100 · Kings Grant: 56/100
Hightsville is 7 points higher.
Flood
Hightsville: 66/100 · Kings Grant: 41/100
Hightsville is 25 points higher.
Hightsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Kings Grant: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hightsville: 49/100 · Kings Grant: 50/100
Kings Grant is 1 points higher.
Hightsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kings Grant: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hightsville: 47/100 · Kings Grant: 45/100
Hightsville is 2 points higher.
Hightsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kings Grant: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hightsville: 65/100 · Kings Grant: 46/100
Hightsville is 19 points higher.
Hightsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kings Grant: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hightsville: 100/100 · Kings Grant: 100/100
No gap.
Hightsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kings Grant: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hightsville: 95/100 · Kings Grant: 96/100
Kings Grant is 1 points higher.
Hightsville: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Kings Grant: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Hightsville: 66/100 · Kings Grant: 54/100
Hightsville is 12 points higher.
Hightsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kings Grant: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hightsville: 18/100 · Kings Grant: 18/100
No gap.
Hightsville: 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 Grant: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.