City vs city
Kinston vs Winston-Salem, NC
Kinston currently scores 10 points higher overall than Winston-Salem, 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
Kinston: 48/100 · Winston-Salem: 38/100
Kinston is 10 points higher.
Flood
Kinston: 52/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
Kinston is 20 points higher.
Kinston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kinston: 34/100 · Winston-Salem: 18/100
Kinston is 16 points higher.
Kinston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kinston: 55/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
Kinston is 13 points higher.
Kinston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kinston: 50/100 · Winston-Salem: 15/100
Kinston is 35 points higher.
Kinston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kinston: 100/100 · Winston-Salem: 50/100
Kinston is 50 points higher.
Kinston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kinston: 14/100 · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kinston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kinston: 46/100 · Winston-Salem: 71/100
Winston-Salem is 25 points higher.
Kinston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kinston: 30/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
Winston-Salem is 5 points higher.
Kinston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Winston-Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.