Highest risk cities in North Carolina
Highest overall weather risk cities in North Carolina
Ranked city list for general location risk, based on 772/772 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.
P85-based state reference
Overall score
55/100
Updated Wed, Oct 14, 3:35 PM.
772/772 eligible cities evaluated
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Top 25 cities by overall score from 772 evaluated locations.
#1
Belville, NC
8 points above the state reference
#2
Hightsville, NC
8 points above the state reference
#3
Wrightsboro, NC
8 points above the state reference
#4
Jacksonville, NC
5 points above the state reference
#5
Bridgeton, NC
5 points above the state reference
#6
Gloucester, NC
2 points above the state reference
#7
Harkers Island, NC
2 points above the state reference
#8
Marshallberg, NC
2 points above the state reference
#9
Washington, NC
2 points above the state reference
#10
Washington Park, NC
2 points above the state reference
#11
Bayshore, NC
1 points above the state reference
#12
Kings Grant, NC
1 points above the state reference
#13
Murraysville, NC
1 points above the state reference
#14
Wilmington, NC
1 points above the state reference
#15
Brandywine Bay, NC
1 points above the state reference
#16
Newport, NC
1 points above the state reference
#17
Magnolia, NC
at the state reference
#18
Rose Hill, NC
at the state reference
#19
Columbia, NC
at the state reference
#20
Elizabethtown, NC
at the state reference
#21
Beaufort, NC
1 points below the state reference
#22
Vandemere, NC
1 points below the state reference
#23
Kure Beach, NC
1 points below the state reference
#24
Williamston, NC
2 points below the state reference
#25
Leland, NC
2 points below the state reference
How this ranking works
Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across772/772 eligible cities evaluated.
Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.
City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.