City vs city
Kill Devil Hills vs Kitty Hawk, NC
Kitty Hawk currently scores 1 points higher overall than Kill Devil Hills, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Kill Devil Hills: 37/100 · Kitty Hawk: 38/100
Kitty Hawk is 1 points higher.
Flood
Kill Devil Hills: 0/100 · Kitty Hawk: 69/100
Kitty Hawk is 69 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Kitty Hawk: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kill Devil Hills: 39/100 · Kitty Hawk: 38/100
Kill Devil Hills is 1 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kitty Hawk: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kill Devil Hills: 36/100 · Kitty Hawk: 38/100
Kitty Hawk is 2 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kitty Hawk: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kill Devil Hills: 46/100 · Kitty Hawk: 0/100
Kill Devil Hills is 46 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kitty Hawk: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kill Devil Hills: 29/100 · Kitty Hawk: 10/100
Kill Devil Hills is 19 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kitty Hawk: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kill Devil Hills: 94/100 · Kitty Hawk: 88/100
Kill Devil Hills is 6 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Kitty Hawk: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Kill Devil Hills: 0/100 · Kitty Hawk: 6/100
Kitty Hawk is 6 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kitty Hawk: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kill Devil Hills: 16/100 · Kitty Hawk: 16/100
No gap.
Kill Devil Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Kitty Hawk: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.