City vs city
Holly Ridge vs Sneads Ferry, NC
Holly Ridge currently scores 5 points higher overall than Sneads Ferry, 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 · Sneads Ferry: 40/100
Holly Ridge is 5 points higher.
Flood
Holly Ridge: 53/100 · Sneads Ferry: 80/100
Sneads Ferry is 27 points higher.
Holly Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.
Sneads Ferry: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Holly Ridge: 50/100 · Sneads Ferry: 50/100
No gap.
Holly Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sneads Ferry: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Holly Ridge: 44/100 · Sneads Ferry: 41/100
Holly Ridge is 3 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sneads Ferry: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Holly Ridge: 19/100 · Sneads Ferry: 8/100
Holly Ridge is 11 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sneads Ferry: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Holly Ridge: 10/100 · Sneads Ferry: 18/100
Sneads Ferry is 8 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sneads Ferry: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Holly Ridge: 99/100 · Sneads Ferry: 98/100
Holly Ridge is 1 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Sneads Ferry: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Holly Ridge: 65/100 · Sneads Ferry: 10/100
Holly Ridge is 55 points higher.
Holly Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sneads Ferry: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Holly Ridge: 18/100 · Sneads Ferry: 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.
Sneads Ferry: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.