City vs city
Fairfield vs Kill Devil Hills, NC
Fairfield currently scores 9 points higher overall than Kill Devil Hills, 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
Fairfield: 46/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 37/100
Fairfield is 9 points higher.
Flood
Fairfield: 100/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 0/100
Fairfield is 100 points higher.
Fairfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Kill Devil Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fairfield: 37/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 39/100
Kill Devil Hills is 2 points higher.
Fairfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kill Devil Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fairfield: 46/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 36/100
Fairfield is 10 points higher.
Fairfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kill Devil Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fairfield: 8/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 46/100
Kill Devil Hills is 38 points higher.
Fairfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kill Devil Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fairfield: 18/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 29/100
Kill Devil Hills is 11 points higher.
Fairfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kill Devil Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fairfield: 91/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 94/100
Kill Devil Hills is 3 points higher.
Fairfield: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Kill Devil Hills: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fairfield: 49/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 0/100
Fairfield is 49 points higher.
Fairfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kill Devil Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fairfield: 16/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 16/100
No gap.
Fairfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Kill Devil Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.