City vs city
Rocky Mount vs Tarboro, NC
Tarboro currently scores 5 points higher overall than Rocky Mount, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Rocky Mount: 40/100 · Tarboro: 45/100
Tarboro is 5 points higher.
Flood
Rocky Mount: 40/100 · Tarboro: 63/100
Tarboro is 23 points higher.
Rocky Mount: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Tarboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rocky Mount: 25/100 · Tarboro: 25/100
No gap.
Rocky Mount: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tarboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rocky Mount: 53/100 · Tarboro: 53/100
No gap.
Rocky Mount: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tarboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rocky Mount: 23/100 · Tarboro: 0/100
Rocky Mount is 23 points higher.
Rocky Mount: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tarboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rocky Mount: 49/100 · Tarboro: 38/100
Rocky Mount is 11 points higher.
Rocky Mount: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tarboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rocky Mount: Unavailable · Tarboro: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rocky Mount: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tarboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rocky Mount: 63/100 · Tarboro: 61/100
Rocky Mount is 2 points higher.
Rocky Mount: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tarboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Rocky Mount: 28/100 · Tarboro: 28/100
No gap.
Rocky Mount: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Tarboro: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.