City vs city
New Bern vs River Bend, NC
New Bern and River Bend are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wildfire.
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
New Bern: 42/100 · River Bend: 42/100
No gap.
Flood
New Bern: 51/100 · River Bend: 40/100
New Bern is 11 points higher.
New Bern: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
River Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 26 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Bern: 41/100 · River Bend: 40/100
New Bern is 1 points higher.
New Bern: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
River Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Bern: 48/100 · River Bend: 49/100
River Bend is 1 points higher.
New Bern: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
River Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Bern: 8/100 · River Bend: 4/100
New Bern is 4 points higher.
New Bern: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
River Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Bern: 42/100 · River Bend: 20/100
New Bern is 22 points higher.
New Bern: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
River Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Bern: 94/100 · River Bend: 90/100
New Bern is 4 points higher.
New Bern: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
River Bend: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
New Bern: 18/100 · River Bend: 63/100
River Bend is 45 points higher.
New Bern: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
River Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
New Bern: 30/100 · River Bend: 30/100
No gap.
New Bern: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
River Bend: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.