City vs city
Carolina Beach vs Kure Beach, NC
Kure Beach currently scores 12 points higher overall than Carolina Beach, 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
Carolina Beach: 42/100 · Kure Beach: 54/100
Kure Beach is 12 points higher.
Flood
Carolina Beach: 69/100 · Kure Beach: 87/100
Kure Beach is 18 points higher.
Carolina Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Kure Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carolina Beach: 52/100 · Kure Beach: 52/100
No gap.
Carolina Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kure Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carolina Beach: 41/100 · Kure Beach: 42/100
Kure Beach is 1 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kure Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carolina Beach: 19/100 · Kure Beach: 0/100
Carolina Beach is 19 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kure Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carolina Beach: 33/100 · Kure Beach: 22/100
Carolina Beach is 11 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kure Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carolina Beach: 98/100 · Kure Beach: 98/100
No gap.
Carolina Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Kure Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Carolina Beach: 5/100 · Kure Beach: 56/100
Kure Beach is 51 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kure Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carolina Beach: 18/100 · Kure Beach: 18/100
No gap.
Carolina 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.
Kure 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.