City vs city
Hampstead vs Porters Neck, NC
Hampstead currently scores 7 points higher overall than Porters Neck, 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 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
Hampstead: 51/100 · Porters Neck: 44/100
Hampstead is 7 points higher.
Flood
Hampstead: 51/100 · Porters Neck: 48/100
Hampstead is 3 points higher.
Hampstead: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 29 features intersect this tile.
Porters Neck: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hampstead: 49/100 · Porters Neck: 50/100
Porters Neck is 1 points higher.
Hampstead: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Porters Neck: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hampstead: 46/100 · Porters Neck: 43/100
Hampstead is 3 points higher.
Hampstead: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Porters Neck: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hampstead: 23/100 · Porters Neck: 38/100
Porters Neck is 15 points higher.
Hampstead: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Porters Neck: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hampstead: 60/100 · Porters Neck: 38/100
Hampstead is 22 points higher.
Hampstead: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Porters Neck: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hampstead: 86/100 · Porters Neck: 99/100
Porters Neck is 13 points higher.
Hampstead: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Porters Neck: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Hampstead: 75/100 · Porters Neck: 17/100
Hampstead is 58 points higher.
Hampstead: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Porters Neck: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hampstead: 18/100 · Porters Neck: 18/100
No gap.
Hampstead: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Porters Neck: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.