City vs city
Carolina Beach vs Raleigh, NC
Raleigh currently scores 2 points higher overall than Carolina Beach, 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
Carolina Beach: 42/100 · Raleigh: 44/100
Raleigh is 2 points higher.
Flood
Carolina Beach: 69/100 · Raleigh: 30/100
Carolina Beach is 39 points higher.
Carolina Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Raleigh: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carolina Beach: 52/100 · Raleigh: 23/100
Carolina Beach is 29 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Raleigh: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carolina Beach: 41/100 · Raleigh: 60/100
Raleigh is 19 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Raleigh: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carolina Beach: 19/100 · Raleigh: 4/100
Carolina Beach is 15 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Raleigh: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carolina Beach: 33/100 · Raleigh: 100/100
Raleigh is 67 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Raleigh: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carolina Beach: 98/100 · Raleigh: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carolina Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Raleigh: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carolina Beach: 5/100 · Raleigh: 60/100
Raleigh is 55 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Raleigh: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carolina Beach: 18/100 · Raleigh: 29/100
Raleigh is 11 points higher.
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.
Raleigh: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.