City vs city
Bald Head Island vs Carolina Beach, NC
Carolina Beach currently scores 10 points higher overall than Bald Head Island, 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 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
Bald Head Island: 32/100 · Carolina Beach: 42/100
Carolina Beach is 10 points higher.
Flood
Bald Head Island: 0/100 · Carolina Beach: 69/100
Carolina Beach is 69 points higher.
Bald Head Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Carolina Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bald Head Island: 55/100 · Carolina Beach: 52/100
Bald Head Island is 3 points higher.
Bald Head Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Carolina Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bald Head Island: 41/100 · Carolina Beach: 41/100
No gap.
Bald Head Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Carolina Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bald Head Island: 35/100 · Carolina Beach: 19/100
Bald Head Island is 16 points higher.
Bald Head Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Carolina Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bald Head Island: 3/100 · Carolina Beach: 33/100
Carolina Beach is 30 points higher.
Bald Head Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Carolina Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bald Head Island: 97/100 · Carolina Beach: 98/100
Carolina Beach is 1 points higher.
Bald Head Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Carolina Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bald Head Island: 6/100 · Carolina Beach: 5/100
Bald Head Island is 1 points higher.
Bald Head Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Carolina Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bald Head Island: 17/100 · Carolina Beach: 18/100
Carolina Beach is 1 points higher.
Bald Head Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Carolina Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.