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Durham vs Holden Beach, NC

Holden Beach currently scores 2 points higher overall than Durham, with the largest gap in hail.

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Durham

43/100

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Holden Beach

45/100

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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

Durham: 43/100 · Holden Beach: 45/100

Holden Beach is 2 points higher.

Flood

Durham: 26/100 · Holden Beach: 48/100

Holden Beach is 22 points higher.

Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Holden Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Durham: 21/100 · Holden Beach: 53/100

Holden Beach is 32 points higher.

Durham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Holden Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Durham: 53/100 · Holden Beach: 50/100

Durham is 3 points higher.

Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Holden Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Durham: 19/100 · Holden Beach: 4/100

Durham is 15 points higher.

Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Holden Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Durham: 100/100 · Holden Beach: 26/100

Durham is 74 points higher.

Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Holden Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Durham: Unavailable · Holden Beach: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Durham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Holden Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Durham: 48/100 · Holden Beach: 65/100

Holden Beach is 17 points higher.

Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Holden Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Durham: 32/100 · Holden Beach: 18/100

Durham is 14 points higher.

Durham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Holden 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.