City vs city
Rolesville vs Wake Forest, NC
Wake Forest currently scores 4 points higher overall than Rolesville, 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
Rolesville: 36/100 · Wake Forest: 40/100
Wake Forest is 4 points higher.
Flood
Rolesville: 32/100 · Wake Forest: 36/100
Wake Forest is 4 points higher.
Rolesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wake Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rolesville: 23/100 · Wake Forest: 23/100
No gap.
Rolesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wake Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rolesville: 56/100 · Wake Forest: 57/100
Wake Forest is 1 points higher.
Rolesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wake Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rolesville: 4/100 · Wake Forest: 15/100
Wake Forest is 11 points higher.
Rolesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wake Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rolesville: 48/100 · Wake Forest: 75/100
Wake Forest is 27 points higher.
Rolesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wake Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rolesville: Unavailable · Wake Forest: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rolesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wake Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rolesville: 62/100 · Wake Forest: 47/100
Rolesville is 15 points higher.
Rolesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wake Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rolesville: 27/100 · Wake Forest: 27/100
No gap.
Rolesville: 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.