City vs city
Cape Carteret vs Newport, NC
Newport currently scores 15 points higher overall than Cape Carteret, 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
Cape Carteret: 41/100 · Newport: 56/100
Newport is 15 points higher.
Flood
Cape Carteret: 47/100 · Newport: 76/100
Newport is 29 points higher.
Cape Carteret: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Newport: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Carteret: 49/100 · Newport: 47/100
Cape Carteret is 2 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newport: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Carteret: 40/100 · Newport: 39/100
Cape Carteret is 1 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newport: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Carteret: 35/100 · Newport: 42/100
Newport is 7 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newport: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Carteret: 24/100 · Newport: 59/100
Newport is 35 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newport: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Carteret: 98/100 · Newport: 98/100
No gap.
Cape Carteret: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Newport: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cape Carteret: 13/100 · Newport: 59/100
Newport is 46 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newport: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cape Carteret: 25/100 · Newport: 27/100
Newport is 2 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Newport: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.