City vs city
Calabash vs Sunset Beach, NC
Calabash and Sunset Beach are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Calabash: 42/100 · Sunset Beach: 42/100
No gap.
Flood
Calabash: 36/100 · Sunset Beach: 36/100
No gap.
Calabash: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Sunset Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Calabash: 54/100 · Sunset Beach: 54/100
No gap.
Calabash: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sunset Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Calabash: 54/100 · Sunset Beach: 54/100
No gap.
Calabash: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sunset Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Calabash: 0/100 · Sunset Beach: 0/100
No gap.
Calabash: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sunset Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Calabash: 17/100 · Sunset Beach: 17/100
No gap.
Calabash: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sunset Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Calabash: 99/100 · Sunset Beach: 99/100
No gap.
Calabash: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Sunset Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Calabash: 14/100 · Sunset Beach: 14/100
No gap.
Calabash: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sunset Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Calabash: 19/100 · Sunset Beach: 19/100
No gap.
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.
Sunset 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.