City vs city
Charlotte vs Kure Beach, NC
Kure Beach currently scores 14 points higher overall than Charlotte, 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
Charlotte: 40/100 · Kure Beach: 54/100
Kure Beach is 14 points higher.
Flood
Charlotte: 36/100 · Kure Beach: 87/100
Kure Beach is 51 points higher.
Charlotte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Kure Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charlotte: 19/100 · Kure Beach: 52/100
Kure Beach is 33 points higher.
Charlotte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kure Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charlotte: 45/100 · Kure Beach: 42/100
Charlotte is 3 points higher.
Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kure Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charlotte: 27/100 · Kure Beach: 0/100
Charlotte is 27 points higher.
Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kure Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charlotte: 37/100 · Kure Beach: 22/100
Charlotte is 15 points higher.
Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kure Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charlotte: Unavailable · Kure Beach: 98/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charlotte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kure Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Charlotte: 72/100 · Kure Beach: 56/100
Charlotte is 16 points higher.
Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kure Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charlotte: 47/100 · Kure Beach: 18/100
Charlotte is 29 points higher.
Charlotte: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Kure 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.