City vs city
Charlotte vs Holly Ridge, NC
Holly Ridge currently scores 5 points higher overall than Charlotte, with the largest gap in wind.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Charlotte: 40/100 · Holly Ridge: 45/100
Holly Ridge is 5 points higher.
Flood
Charlotte: 36/100 · Holly Ridge: 53/100
Holly Ridge is 17 points higher.
Charlotte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Holly Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charlotte: 19/100 · Holly Ridge: 50/100
Holly Ridge is 31 points higher.
Charlotte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Holly Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charlotte: 45/100 · Holly Ridge: 44/100
Charlotte is 1 points higher.
Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Holly Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charlotte: 27/100 · Holly Ridge: 19/100
Charlotte is 8 points higher.
Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Holly Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charlotte: 37/100 · Holly Ridge: 10/100
Charlotte is 27 points higher.
Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Holly Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charlotte: Unavailable · Holly Ridge: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charlotte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Holly Ridge: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Charlotte: 72/100 · Holly Ridge: 65/100
Charlotte is 7 points higher.
Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Holly Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charlotte: 47/100 · Holly Ridge: 18/100
Charlotte is 29 points higher.
Charlotte: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Holly Ridge: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.