City vs city
Carolina Shores vs Sunset Beach, NC
Sunset Beach currently scores 8 points higher overall than Carolina Shores, 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 Shores: 34/100 · Sunset Beach: 42/100
Sunset Beach is 8 points higher.
Flood
Carolina Shores: 0/100 · Sunset Beach: 36/100
Sunset Beach is 36 points higher.
Carolina Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Sunset Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carolina Shores: 52/100 · Sunset Beach: 54/100
Sunset Beach is 2 points higher.
Carolina Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sunset Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carolina Shores: 54/100 · Sunset Beach: 54/100
No gap.
Carolina Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sunset Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carolina Shores: 38/100 · Sunset Beach: 0/100
Carolina Shores is 38 points higher.
Carolina Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sunset Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carolina Shores: 18/100 · Sunset Beach: 17/100
Carolina Shores is 1 points higher.
Carolina Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sunset Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carolina Shores: Unavailable · Sunset Beach: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carolina Shores: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sunset Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Carolina Shores: 54/100 · Sunset Beach: 14/100
Carolina Shores is 40 points higher.
Carolina Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sunset Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carolina Shores: 19/100 · Sunset 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.
Sunset 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.