City vs city
Fayetteville vs North Topsail Beach, NC
Fayetteville currently scores 15 points higher overall than North Topsail Beach, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Fayetteville: 59/100 · North Topsail Beach: 44/100
Fayetteville is 15 points higher.
Flood
Fayetteville: 55/100 · North Topsail Beach: 76/100
North Topsail Beach is 21 points higher.
Fayetteville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
North Topsail Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fayetteville: 29/100 · North Topsail Beach: 51/100
North Topsail Beach is 22 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Topsail Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fayetteville: 62/100 · North Topsail Beach: 41/100
Fayetteville is 21 points higher.
Fayetteville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Topsail Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fayetteville: 0/100 · North Topsail Beach: 0/100
No gap.
Fayetteville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Topsail Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fayetteville: 100/100 · North Topsail Beach: 8/100
Fayetteville is 92 points higher.
Fayetteville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Topsail Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fayetteville: Unavailable · North Topsail Beach: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fayetteville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
North Topsail Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fayetteville: 78/100 · North Topsail Beach: 15/100
Fayetteville is 63 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Topsail Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fayetteville: 29/100 · North Topsail Beach: 18/100
Fayetteville is 11 points higher.
Fayetteville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
North Topsail 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.