City vs city
Fayetteville vs Sunset Beach, NC
Fayetteville currently scores 4 points higher overall than Sunset Beach, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Fayetteville: 46/100 · Sunset Beach: 42/100
Fayetteville is 4 points higher.
Flood
Fayetteville: 32/100 · Sunset Beach: 36/100
Sunset Beach is 4 points higher.
Fayetteville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Sunset Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fayetteville: 28/100 · Sunset Beach: 54/100
Sunset Beach is 26 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sunset Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fayetteville: 62/100 · Sunset Beach: 54/100
Fayetteville is 8 points higher.
Fayetteville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sunset Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fayetteville: 27/100 · Sunset Beach: 0/100
Fayetteville is 27 points higher.
Fayetteville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sunset Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fayetteville: 64/100 · Sunset Beach: 17/100
Fayetteville is 47 points higher.
Fayetteville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sunset Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fayetteville: Unavailable · Sunset Beach: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fayetteville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sunset Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fayetteville: 79/100 · Sunset Beach: 14/100
Fayetteville is 65 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sunset Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fayetteville: 28/100 · Sunset Beach: 19/100
Fayetteville is 9 points higher.
Fayetteville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Sunset Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.