City vs city
Rocky Mount vs Winston-Salem, NC
Rocky Mount currently scores 2 points higher overall than Winston-Salem, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Rocky Mount: 40/100 · Winston-Salem: 38/100
Rocky Mount is 2 points higher.
Flood
Rocky Mount: 40/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
Rocky Mount is 8 points higher.
Rocky Mount: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rocky Mount: 25/100 · Winston-Salem: 18/100
Rocky Mount is 7 points higher.
Rocky Mount: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rocky Mount: 53/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
Rocky Mount is 11 points higher.
Rocky Mount: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rocky Mount: 23/100 · Winston-Salem: 15/100
Rocky Mount is 8 points higher.
Rocky Mount: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rocky Mount: 49/100 · Winston-Salem: 50/100
Winston-Salem is 1 points higher.
Rocky Mount: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rocky Mount: Unavailable · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rocky Mount: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rocky Mount: 63/100 · Winston-Salem: 71/100
Winston-Salem is 8 points higher.
Rocky Mount: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rocky Mount: 28/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
Winston-Salem is 7 points higher.
Rocky Mount: 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.