City vs city
Matthews vs Winston-Salem, NC
Matthews currently scores 14 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 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
Matthews: 46/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
Matthews is 14 points higher.
Flood
Matthews: 34/100 · Winston-Salem: 31/100
Matthews is 3 points higher.
Matthews: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Matthews: 19/100 · Winston-Salem: 19/100
No gap.
Matthews: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Matthews: 44/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
Matthews is 2 points higher.
Matthews: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Matthews: 0/100 · Winston-Salem: 8/100
Winston-Salem is 8 points higher.
Matthews: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Matthews: 77/100 · Winston-Salem: 19/100
Matthews is 58 points higher.
Matthews: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Matthews: Unavailable · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Matthews: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Matthews: 63/100 · Winston-Salem: 70/100
Winston-Salem is 7 points higher.
Matthews: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Matthews: 36/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
Matthews is 1 points higher.
Matthews: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Winston-Salem: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.