City vs city
Kill Devil Hills vs Waves, NC
Kill Devil Hills currently scores 8 points higher overall than Waves, 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 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 · Waves: 29/100
Kill Devil Hills is 8 points higher.
Flood
Kill Devil Hills: 0/100 · Waves: 0/100
No gap.
Kill Devil Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Waves: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kill Devil Hills: 39/100 · Waves: 44/100
Waves is 5 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waves: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kill Devil Hills: 36/100 · Waves: 33/100
Kill Devil Hills is 3 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waves: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kill Devil Hills: 46/100 · Waves: 15/100
Kill Devil Hills is 31 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waves: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kill Devil Hills: 29/100 · Waves: 2/100
Kill Devil Hills is 27 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waves: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kill Devil Hills: 94/100 · Waves: 91/100
Kill Devil Hills is 3 points higher.
Kill Devil Hills: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Waves: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Kill Devil Hills: 0/100 · Waves: 0/100
No gap.
Kill Devil Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waves: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kill Devil Hills: 16/100 · Waves: 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.
Waves: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.