City vs city
Bald Head Island vs Oak Island, NC
Oak Island currently scores 12 points higher overall than Bald Head Island, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Oak Island: 44/100
Oak Island is 12 points higher.
Flood
Bald Head Island: 0/100 · Oak Island: 37/100
Oak Island is 37 points higher.
Bald Head Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Oak Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bald Head Island: 55/100 · Oak Island: 53/100
Bald Head Island is 2 points higher.
Bald Head Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Oak Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bald Head Island: 41/100 · Oak Island: 45/100
Oak Island is 4 points higher.
Bald Head Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Oak Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bald Head Island: 35/100 · Oak Island: 4/100
Bald Head Island is 31 points higher.
Bald Head Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bald Head Island: 3/100 · Oak Island: 27/100
Oak Island is 24 points higher.
Bald Head Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bald Head Island: 97/100 · Oak Island: 99/100
Oak Island is 2 points higher.
Bald Head Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Oak Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bald Head Island: 6/100 · Oak Island: 72/100
Oak Island is 66 points higher.
Bald Head Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Oak Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bald Head Island: 17/100 · Oak Island: 17/100
No gap.
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.
Oak 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.