City vs city
Rural Hall vs Winston-Salem, NC
Winston-Salem currently scores 5 points higher overall than Rural Hall, 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
Rural Hall: 33/100 · Winston-Salem: 38/100
Winston-Salem is 5 points higher.
Flood
Rural Hall: 36/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
Rural Hall is 4 points higher.
Rural Hall: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rural Hall: 18/100 · Winston-Salem: 18/100
No gap.
Rural Hall: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rural Hall: 40/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
Winston-Salem is 2 points higher.
Rural Hall: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rural Hall: 4/100 · Winston-Salem: 15/100
Winston-Salem is 11 points higher.
Rural Hall: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rural Hall: 26/100 · Winston-Salem: 50/100
Winston-Salem is 24 points higher.
Rural Hall: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rural Hall: Unavailable · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rural Hall: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rural Hall: 69/100 · Winston-Salem: 71/100
Winston-Salem is 2 points higher.
Rural Hall: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rural Hall: 35/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
No gap.
Rural Hall: 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.