City vs city
Caswell Beach vs Oak Island, NC
Caswell Beach currently scores 8 points higher overall than Oak Island, 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
Caswell Beach: 52/100 · Oak Island: 44/100
Caswell Beach is 8 points higher.
Flood
Caswell Beach: 84/100 · Oak Island: 37/100
Caswell Beach is 47 points higher.
Caswell Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Oak Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Caswell Beach: 53/100 · Oak Island: 53/100
No gap.
Caswell Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Oak Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Caswell Beach: 43/100 · Oak Island: 45/100
Oak Island is 2 points higher.
Caswell Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Oak Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Caswell Beach: 31/100 · Oak Island: 4/100
Caswell Beach is 27 points higher.
Caswell Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Caswell Beach: 31/100 · Oak Island: 27/100
Caswell Beach is 4 points higher.
Caswell Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Caswell Beach: 99/100 · Oak Island: 99/100
No gap.
Caswell Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Oak Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Caswell Beach: 57/100 · Oak Island: 72/100
Oak Island is 15 points higher.
Caswell Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Oak Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Caswell Beach: 17/100 · Oak Island: 17/100
No gap.
Caswell 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.
Oak Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.