City vs city
Carolina Shores vs Ocean Isle Beach, NC
Ocean Isle Beach currently scores 12 points higher overall than Carolina Shores, with the largest gap in flood.
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 Shores: 34/100 · Ocean Isle Beach: 46/100
Ocean Isle Beach is 12 points higher.
Flood
Carolina Shores: 0/100 · Ocean Isle Beach: 39/100
Ocean Isle Beach is 39 points higher.
Carolina Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Ocean Isle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carolina Shores: 52/100 · Ocean Isle Beach: 53/100
Ocean Isle Beach is 1 points higher.
Carolina Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ocean Isle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carolina Shores: 54/100 · Ocean Isle Beach: 52/100
Carolina Shores is 2 points higher.
Carolina Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ocean Isle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carolina Shores: 38/100 · Ocean Isle Beach: 0/100
Carolina Shores is 38 points higher.
Carolina Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ocean Isle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carolina Shores: 18/100 · Ocean Isle Beach: 11/100
Carolina Shores is 7 points higher.
Carolina Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ocean Isle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carolina Shores: Unavailable · Ocean Isle Beach: 86/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carolina Shores: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ocean Isle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Carolina Shores: 54/100 · Ocean Isle Beach: 63/100
Ocean Isle Beach is 9 points higher.
Carolina Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ocean Isle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carolina Shores: 19/100 · Ocean Isle Beach: 19/100
No gap.
Carolina Shores: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ocean Isle 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.