City vs city
Lake Royale vs Wendell, NC
Lake Royale and Wendell are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Lake Royale: 38/100 · Wendell: 38/100
No gap.
Flood
Lake Royale: 37/100 · Wendell: 32/100
Lake Royale is 5 points higher.
Lake Royale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wendell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Royale: 24/100 · Wendell: 24/100
No gap.
Lake Royale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wendell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Royale: 54/100 · Wendell: 59/100
Wendell is 5 points higher.
Lake Royale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wendell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Royale: 23/100 · Wendell: 27/100
Wendell is 4 points higher.
Lake Royale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wendell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Royale: 35/100 · Wendell: 31/100
Lake Royale is 4 points higher.
Lake Royale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wendell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Royale: Unavailable · Wendell: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Royale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wendell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Royale: 67/100 · Wendell: 63/100
Lake Royale is 4 points higher.
Lake Royale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wendell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Royale: 28/100 · Wendell: 30/100
Wendell is 2 points higher.
Lake Royale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wendell: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.