← Back to Kinston snapshotCity comparison page

City vs city

Kinston vs Raleigh, NC

Kinston currently scores 4 points higher overall than Raleigh, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Kinston

48/100

Open city page →

Raleigh

44/100

Open city page →

Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Kinston: 48/100 · Raleigh: 44/100

Kinston is 4 points higher.

Flood

Kinston: 52/100 · Raleigh: 30/100

Kinston is 22 points higher.

Kinston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Raleigh: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Kinston: 34/100 · Raleigh: 23/100

Kinston is 11 points higher.

Kinston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Raleigh: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Kinston: 55/100 · Raleigh: 60/100

Raleigh is 5 points higher.

Kinston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Raleigh: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Kinston: 50/100 · Raleigh: 4/100

Kinston is 46 points higher.

Kinston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Raleigh: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Kinston: 100/100 · Raleigh: 100/100

No gap.

Kinston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Raleigh: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Kinston: 14/100 · Raleigh: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Kinston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Raleigh: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Kinston: 46/100 · Raleigh: 60/100

Raleigh is 14 points higher.

Kinston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Raleigh: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Kinston: 30/100 · Raleigh: 29/100

Kinston is 1 points higher.

Kinston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Raleigh: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.