City vs city
Calabash vs Oak Island, NC
Oak Island currently scores 2 points higher overall than Calabash, 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
Calabash: 42/100 · Oak Island: 44/100
Oak Island is 2 points higher.
Flood
Calabash: 36/100 · Oak Island: 37/100
Oak Island is 1 points higher.
Calabash: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Oak Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Calabash: 54/100 · Oak Island: 53/100
Calabash is 1 points higher.
Calabash: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Oak Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Calabash: 54/100 · Oak Island: 45/100
Calabash is 9 points higher.
Calabash: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Oak Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Calabash: 0/100 · Oak Island: 4/100
Oak Island is 4 points higher.
Calabash: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Calabash: 17/100 · Oak Island: 27/100
Oak Island is 10 points higher.
Calabash: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Calabash: 99/100 · Oak Island: 99/100
No gap.
Calabash: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Oak Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Calabash: 14/100 · Oak Island: 72/100
Oak Island is 58 points higher.
Calabash: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Oak Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Calabash: 19/100 · Oak Island: 17/100
Calabash is 2 points higher.
Calabash: 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.