City vs city
Piney Green vs Winston Salem, NC
Piney Green currently scores 12 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 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
Piney Green: 50/100 · Winston Salem: 38/100
Piney Green is 12 points higher.
Flood
Piney Green: 45/100 · Winston Salem: 32/100
Piney Green is 13 points higher.
Piney Green: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Winston Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Piney Green: 45/100 · Winston Salem: 18/100
Piney Green is 27 points higher.
Piney Green: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Piney Green: 46/100 · Winston Salem: 42/100
Piney Green is 4 points higher.
Piney Green: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Piney Green: 54/100 · Winston Salem: 15/100
Piney Green is 39 points higher.
Piney Green: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Piney Green: 100/100 · Winston Salem: 50/100
Piney Green is 50 points higher.
Piney Green: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Piney Green: 71/100 · Winston Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Piney Green: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Winston Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Piney Green: 18/100 · Winston Salem: 71/100
Winston Salem is 53 points higher.
Piney Green: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Piney Green: 22/100 · Winston Salem: 35/100
Winston Salem is 13 points higher.
Piney Green: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Winston Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.