City vs city
Raleigh vs Wake Forest, NC
Raleigh currently scores 4 points higher overall than Wake Forest, 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
Raleigh: 44/100 · Wake Forest: 40/100
Raleigh is 4 points higher.
Flood
Raleigh: 30/100 · Wake Forest: 36/100
Wake Forest is 6 points higher.
Raleigh: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wake Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Raleigh: 23/100 · Wake Forest: 23/100
No gap.
Raleigh: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wake Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Raleigh: 60/100 · Wake Forest: 57/100
Raleigh is 3 points higher.
Raleigh: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wake Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Raleigh: 4/100 · Wake Forest: 15/100
Wake Forest is 11 points higher.
Raleigh: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wake Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Raleigh: 100/100 · Wake Forest: 75/100
Raleigh is 25 points higher.
Raleigh: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wake Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Raleigh: Unavailable · Wake Forest: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Raleigh: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wake Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Raleigh: 60/100 · Wake Forest: 47/100
Raleigh is 13 points higher.
Raleigh: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wake Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Raleigh: 29/100 · Wake Forest: 27/100
Raleigh is 2 points higher.
Raleigh: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wake Forest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.