City vs city
Hillsborough vs Roxboro, NC
Hillsborough currently scores 1 points higher overall than Roxboro, 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
Hillsborough: 41/100 · Roxboro: 40/100
Hillsborough is 1 points higher.
Flood
Hillsborough: 33/100 · Roxboro: 26/100
Hillsborough is 7 points higher.
Hillsborough: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Roxboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hillsborough: 21/100 · Roxboro: 20/100
Hillsborough is 1 points higher.
Hillsborough: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Roxboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hillsborough: 51/100 · Roxboro: 46/100
Hillsborough is 5 points higher.
Hillsborough: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Roxboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hillsborough: 0/100 · Roxboro: 15/100
Roxboro is 15 points higher.
Hillsborough: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roxboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hillsborough: 58/100 · Roxboro: 80/100
Roxboro is 22 points higher.
Hillsborough: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roxboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hillsborough: Unavailable · Roxboro: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hillsborough: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Roxboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hillsborough: 50/100 · Roxboro: 64/100
Roxboro is 14 points higher.
Hillsborough: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Roxboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hillsborough: 30/100 · Roxboro: 26/100
Hillsborough is 4 points higher.
Hillsborough: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Roxboro: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.