City vs city
Holly Ridge vs Porters Neck, NC
Holly Ridge currently scores 1 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
Holly Ridge: 45/100 · Porters Neck: 44/100
Holly Ridge is 1 points higher.
Flood
Holly Ridge: 53/100 · Porters Neck: 48/100
Holly Ridge is 5 points higher.
Holly Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.
Porters Neck: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Holly Ridge: 50/100 · Porters Neck: 50/100
No gap.
Holly Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Porters Neck: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Holly Ridge: 44/100 · Porters Neck: 43/100
Holly Ridge is 1 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Porters Neck: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Holly Ridge: 19/100 · Porters Neck: 38/100
Porters Neck is 19 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Porters Neck: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Holly Ridge: 10/100 · Porters Neck: 38/100
Porters Neck is 28 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Porters Neck: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Holly Ridge: 99/100 · Porters Neck: 99/100
No gap.
Holly Ridge: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Porters Neck: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Holly Ridge: 65/100 · Porters Neck: 17/100
Holly Ridge is 48 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Porters Neck: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Holly Ridge: 18/100 · Porters Neck: 18/100
No gap.
Holly Ridge: 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.