City vs city
Carthage vs Southern Pines, NC
Carthage currently scores 4 points higher overall than Southern Pines, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Carthage: 46/100 · Southern Pines: 42/100
Carthage is 4 points higher.
Flood
Carthage: 28/100 · Southern Pines: 34/100
Southern Pines is 6 points higher.
Carthage: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Southern Pines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carthage: 23/100 · Southern Pines: 24/100
Southern Pines is 1 points higher.
Carthage: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Southern Pines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carthage: 60/100 · Southern Pines: 63/100
Southern Pines is 3 points higher.
Carthage: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Southern Pines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carthage: 0/100 · Southern Pines: 8/100
Southern Pines is 8 points higher.
Carthage: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Southern Pines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carthage: 58/100 · Southern Pines: 57/100
Carthage is 1 points higher.
Carthage: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Southern Pines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carthage: Unavailable · Southern Pines: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carthage: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Southern Pines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carthage: 77/100 · Southern Pines: 74/100
Carthage is 3 points higher.
Carthage: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Southern Pines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carthage: 32/100 · Southern Pines: 31/100
Carthage is 1 points higher.
Carthage: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Southern Pines: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.