City vs city
Carolina Beach vs Silver Lake, NC
Carolina Beach and Silver Lake are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 · Silver Lake: 42/100
No gap.
Flood
Carolina Beach: 69/100 · Silver Lake: 61/100
Carolina Beach is 8 points higher.
Carolina Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Silver Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carolina Beach: 52/100 · Silver Lake: 51/100
Carolina Beach is 1 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Silver Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carolina Beach: 41/100 · Silver Lake: 43/100
Silver Lake is 2 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Silver Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carolina Beach: 19/100 · Silver Lake: 23/100
Silver Lake is 4 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carolina Beach: 33/100 · Silver Lake: 22/100
Carolina Beach is 11 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carolina Beach: 98/100 · Silver Lake: 98/100
No gap.
Carolina Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Silver Lake: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Carolina Beach: 5/100 · Silver Lake: 16/100
Silver Lake is 11 points higher.
Carolina Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Silver Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carolina Beach: 18/100 · Silver Lake: 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.
Silver Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.