City vs city
Fayetteville vs Sunset Beach, NC
Fayetteville currently scores 17 points higher overall than Sunset 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 · Sunset Beach: 42/100
Fayetteville is 17 points higher.
Flood
Fayetteville: 55/100 · Sunset Beach: 36/100
Fayetteville is 19 points higher.
Fayetteville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Sunset Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fayetteville: 29/100 · Sunset Beach: 54/100
Sunset Beach is 25 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: 0/100 · Sunset Beach: 0/100
No gap.
Fayetteville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sunset Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fayetteville: 100/100 · Sunset Beach: 17/100
Fayetteville is 83 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: 78/100 · Sunset Beach: 14/100
Fayetteville is 64 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sunset Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fayetteville: 29/100 · Sunset Beach: 19/100
Fayetteville is 10 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.
Sunset 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.