City vs city
Holly Ridge vs Piney Green, NC
Piney Green currently scores 5 points higher overall than Holly Ridge, 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 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
Holly Ridge: 45/100 · Piney Green: 50/100
Piney Green is 5 points higher.
Flood
Holly Ridge: 53/100 · Piney Green: 45/100
Holly Ridge is 8 points higher.
Holly Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.
Piney Green: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Holly Ridge: 50/100 · Piney Green: 45/100
Holly Ridge is 5 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Piney Green: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Holly Ridge: 44/100 · Piney Green: 46/100
Piney Green is 2 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Piney Green: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Holly Ridge: 19/100 · Piney Green: 54/100
Piney Green is 35 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Piney Green: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Holly Ridge: 10/100 · Piney Green: 100/100
Piney Green is 90 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Piney Green: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Holly Ridge: 99/100 · Piney Green: 71/100
Holly Ridge is 28 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Piney Green: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Holly Ridge: 65/100 · Piney Green: 18/100
Holly Ridge is 47 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Piney Green: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Holly Ridge: 18/100 · Piney Green: 22/100
Piney Green is 4 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Piney Green: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.