City vs city
Kill Devil Hills vs Nags Head, NC
Kill Devil Hills currently scores 6 points higher overall than Nags Head, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Kill Devil Hills: 37/100 · Nags Head: 31/100
Kill Devil Hills is 6 points higher.
Flood
Kill Devil Hills: 0/100 · Nags Head: 0/100
No gap.
Kill Devil Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Nags Head: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kill Devil Hills: 39/100 · Nags Head: 40/100
Nags Head is 1 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Nags Head: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kill Devil Hills: 36/100 · Nags Head: 36/100
No gap.
Kill Devil Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Nags Head: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kill Devil Hills: 46/100 · Nags Head: 27/100
Kill Devil Hills is 19 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Nags Head: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kill Devil Hills: 29/100 · Nags Head: 34/100
Nags Head is 5 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Nags Head: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kill Devil Hills: 94/100 · Nags Head: 90/100
Kill Devil Hills is 4 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Nags Head: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Kill Devil Hills: 0/100 · Nags Head: 5/100
Nags Head is 5 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Nags Head: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Kill Devil Hills: 16/100 · Nags Head: 16/100
No gap.
Kill Devil Hills: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Nags Head: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.