City vs city
Knightdale vs Wake Forest, NC
Wake Forest currently scores 3 points higher overall than Knightdale, 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
Knightdale: 37/100 · Wake Forest: 40/100
Wake Forest is 3 points higher.
Flood
Knightdale: 32/100 · Wake Forest: 36/100
Wake Forest is 4 points higher.
Knightdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wake Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Knightdale: 24/100 · Wake Forest: 23/100
Knightdale is 1 points higher.
Knightdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wake Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Knightdale: 60/100 · Wake Forest: 57/100
Knightdale is 3 points higher.
Knightdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wake Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Knightdale: 15/100 · Wake Forest: 15/100
No gap.
Knightdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wake Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Knightdale: 39/100 · Wake Forest: 75/100
Wake Forest is 36 points higher.
Knightdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wake Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Knightdale: Unavailable · Wake Forest: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Knightdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wake Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Knightdale: 62/100 · Wake Forest: 47/100
Knightdale is 15 points higher.
Knightdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wake Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Knightdale: 29/100 · Wake Forest: 27/100
Knightdale is 2 points higher.
Knightdale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wake Forest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.