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Highest risk cities in North Carolina

Highest wind risk cities in North Carolina

Ranked city list for wind and roof exposure, based on 772/772 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Wind score

20/100

Updated Sun, Sep 20, 5:58 AM.

772/772 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by wind score from 772 evaluated locations.

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#1

Bald Head Island, NC

35 points above the state reference

#2

Calabash, NC

34 points above the state reference

#3

Sunset Beach, NC

34 points above the state reference

#4

Bolivia, NC

33 points above the state reference

#5

Caswell Beach, NC

33 points above the state reference

#6

Holden Beach, NC

33 points above the state reference

#7

Oak Island, NC

33 points above the state reference

#8

Ocean Isle Beach, NC

33 points above the state reference

#9

Shallotte, NC

33 points above the state reference

#10

Southport, NC

33 points above the state reference

#11

St. James, NC

33 points above the state reference

#12

Varnamtown, NC

33 points above the state reference

#13

Carolina Beach, NC

32 points above the state reference

#14

Carolina Shores, NC

32 points above the state reference

#15

Kure Beach, NC

32 points above the state reference

#16

Sea Breeze, NC

32 points above the state reference

#17

Boiling Spring Lakes, NC

31 points above the state reference

#18

Myrtle Grove, NC

31 points above the state reference

#19

North Topsail Beach, NC

31 points above the state reference

#20

Silver Lake, NC

31 points above the state reference

#21

Bayshore, NC

30 points above the state reference

#22

Davis, NC

30 points above the state reference

#23

Gloucester, NC

30 points above the state reference

#24

Harkers Island, NC

30 points above the state reference

#25

Holly Ridge, NC

30 points above 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.