City vs city
North Wilkesboro vs St. Stephens, NC
St. Stephens currently scores 5 points higher overall than North Wilkesboro, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
North Wilkesboro: 43/100 · St. Stephens: 48/100
St. Stephens is 5 points higher.
Flood
North Wilkesboro: 34/100 · St. Stephens: 26/100
North Wilkesboro is 8 points higher.
North Wilkesboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
St. Stephens: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
North Wilkesboro: 17/100 · St. Stephens: 17/100
No gap.
North Wilkesboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
St. Stephens: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
North Wilkesboro: 44/100 · St. Stephens: 47/100
St. Stephens is 3 points higher.
North Wilkesboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
St. Stephens: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
North Wilkesboro: 15/100 · St. Stephens: 0/100
North Wilkesboro is 15 points higher.
North Wilkesboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Stephens: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
North Wilkesboro: 91/100 · St. Stephens: 100/100
St. Stephens is 9 points higher.
North Wilkesboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Stephens: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
North Wilkesboro: Unavailable · St. Stephens: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
North Wilkesboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
St. Stephens: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
North Wilkesboro: 67/100 · St. Stephens: 60/100
North Wilkesboro is 7 points higher.
North Wilkesboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
St. Stephens: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
North Wilkesboro: 36/100 · St. Stephens: 37/100
St. Stephens is 1 points higher.
North Wilkesboro: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
St. Stephens: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.