City vs city
Oak Island vs Sunset Beach, NC
Oak Island currently scores 2 points higher overall than Sunset Beach, 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 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
Oak Island: 44/100 · Sunset Beach: 42/100
Oak Island is 2 points higher.
Flood
Oak Island: 37/100 · Sunset Beach: 36/100
Oak Island is 1 points higher.
Oak Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Sunset Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Oak Island: 53/100 · Sunset Beach: 54/100
Sunset Beach is 1 points higher.
Oak Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sunset Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Oak Island: 45/100 · Sunset Beach: 54/100
Sunset Beach is 9 points higher.
Oak Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sunset Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Oak Island: 4/100 · Sunset Beach: 0/100
Oak Island is 4 points higher.
Oak Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sunset Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Oak Island: 27/100 · Sunset Beach: 17/100
Oak Island is 10 points higher.
Oak Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sunset Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Oak Island: 99/100 · Sunset Beach: 99/100
No gap.
Oak Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Sunset Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Oak Island: 72/100 · Sunset Beach: 14/100
Oak Island is 58 points higher.
Oak Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sunset Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Oak Island: 17/100 · Sunset Beach: 19/100
Sunset Beach is 2 points higher.
Oak Island: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Sunset Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.