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Lexington vs Spencer, NC

Spencer currently scores 7 points higher overall than Lexington, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Lexington

42/100

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Spencer

49/100

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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

Lexington: 42/100 · Spencer: 49/100

Spencer is 7 points higher.

Flood

Lexington: 34/100 · Spencer: 39/100

Spencer is 5 points higher.

Lexington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Spencer: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lexington: 19/100 · Spencer: 19/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Lexington: 44/100 · Spencer: 47/100

Spencer is 3 points higher.

Lexington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Spencer: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lexington: 12/100 · Spencer: 50/100

Spencer is 38 points higher.

Lexington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Spencer: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lexington: 93/100 · Spencer: 79/100

Lexington is 14 points higher.

Lexington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Spencer: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lexington: Unavailable · Spencer: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lexington: 59/100 · Spencer: 69/100

Spencer is 10 points higher.

Lexington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Spencer: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lexington: 36/100 · Spencer: 39/100

Spencer is 3 points higher.

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

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