City vs city
North Topsail Beach vs Piney Green, NC
Piney Green currently scores 6 points higher overall than North Topsail Beach, with the largest gap in hail.
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
North Topsail Beach: 44/100 · Piney Green: 50/100
Piney Green is 6 points higher.
Flood
North Topsail Beach: 76/100 · Piney Green: 45/100
North Topsail Beach is 31 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Piney Green: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
North Topsail Beach: 51/100 · Piney Green: 45/100
North Topsail Beach is 6 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Piney Green: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
North Topsail Beach: 41/100 · Piney Green: 46/100
Piney Green is 5 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Piney Green: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
North Topsail Beach: 0/100 · Piney Green: 54/100
Piney Green is 54 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Piney Green: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
North Topsail Beach: 8/100 · Piney Green: 100/100
Piney Green is 92 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Piney Green: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
North Topsail Beach: 99/100 · Piney Green: 71/100
North Topsail Beach is 28 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Piney Green: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
North Topsail Beach: 15/100 · Piney Green: 18/100
Piney Green is 3 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Piney Green: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
North Topsail Beach: 18/100 · Piney Green: 22/100
Piney Green is 4 points higher.
North Topsail Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Piney Green: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.