City vs city
Carolina Beach vs Leland, NC
Leland currently scores 11 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 · Leland: 53/100
Leland is 11 points higher.
Flood
Carolina Beach: 69/100 · Leland: 43/100
Carolina Beach is 26 points higher.
Carolina Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Leland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carolina Beach: 52/100 · Leland: 48/100
Carolina Beach is 4 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Leland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carolina Beach: 41/100 · Leland: 49/100
Leland is 8 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Leland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carolina Beach: 19/100 · Leland: 15/100
Carolina Beach is 4 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Leland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carolina Beach: 33/100 · Leland: 89/100
Leland is 56 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Leland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carolina Beach: 98/100 · Leland: 90/100
Carolina Beach is 8 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Leland: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Carolina Beach: 5/100 · Leland: 73/100
Leland is 68 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Leland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carolina Beach: 18/100 · Leland: 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.
Leland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.