City vs city
Oak Ridge vs Walnut Cove, NC
Walnut Cove currently scores 2 points higher overall than Oak Ridge, 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 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
Oak Ridge: 32/100 · Walnut Cove: 34/100
Walnut Cove is 2 points higher.
Flood
Oak Ridge: 35/100 · Walnut Cove: 38/100
Walnut Cove is 3 points higher.
Oak Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Walnut Cove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Oak Ridge: 19/100 · Walnut Cove: 18/100
Oak Ridge is 1 points higher.
Oak Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Walnut Cove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Oak Ridge: 41/100 · Walnut Cove: 40/100
Oak Ridge is 1 points higher.
Oak Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Walnut Cove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Oak Ridge: 12/100 · Walnut Cove: 8/100
Oak Ridge is 4 points higher.
Oak Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Walnut Cove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Oak Ridge: 29/100 · Walnut Cove: 46/100
Walnut Cove is 17 points higher.
Oak Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Walnut Cove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Oak Ridge: Unavailable · Walnut Cove: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Oak Ridge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Walnut Cove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Oak Ridge: 53/100 · Walnut Cove: 53/100
No gap.
Oak Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Walnut Cove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Oak Ridge: 35/100 · Walnut Cove: 35/100
No gap.
Oak Ridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Walnut Cove: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.