City vs city
New Bern vs Winston-Salem, NC
New Bern currently scores 10 points higher overall than Winston-Salem, with the largest gap 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 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
New Bern: 42/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
New Bern is 10 points higher.
Flood
New Bern: 51/100 · Winston-Salem: 31/100
New Bern is 20 points higher.
New Bern: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Bern: 41/100 · Winston-Salem: 19/100
New Bern is 22 points higher.
New Bern: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Bern: 48/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
New Bern is 6 points higher.
New Bern: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Bern: 8/100 · Winston-Salem: 8/100
No gap.
New Bern: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Bern: 42/100 · Winston-Salem: 19/100
New Bern is 23 points higher.
New Bern: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Bern: 94/100 · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
New Bern: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
New Bern: 18/100 · Winston-Salem: 70/100
Winston-Salem is 52 points higher.
New Bern: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
New Bern: 30/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
Winston-Salem is 5 points higher.
New Bern: 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.