City vs city
Cape Carteret vs Piney Green, NC
Piney Green currently scores 9 points higher overall than Cape Carteret, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · Piney Green: 50/100
Piney Green is 9 points higher.
Flood
Cape Carteret: 47/100 · Piney Green: 45/100
Cape Carteret is 2 points higher.
Cape Carteret: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Piney Green: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Carteret: 49/100 · Piney Green: 45/100
Cape Carteret is 4 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Piney Green: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Carteret: 40/100 · Piney Green: 46/100
Piney Green is 6 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Piney Green: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Carteret: 35/100 · Piney Green: 54/100
Piney Green is 19 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Piney Green: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Carteret: 24/100 · Piney Green: 100/100
Piney Green is 76 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Piney Green: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Carteret: 98/100 · Piney Green: 71/100
Cape Carteret is 27 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Piney Green: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cape Carteret: 13/100 · Piney Green: 18/100
Piney Green is 5 points higher.
Cape Carteret: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Piney Green: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cape Carteret: 25/100 · Piney Green: 22/100
Cape Carteret is 3 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.
Piney Green: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.