City vs city
Oak Island vs Varnamtown, NC
Varnamtown currently scores 4 points higher overall than Oak Island, 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
Oak Island: 44/100 · Varnamtown: 48/100
Varnamtown is 4 points higher.
Flood
Oak Island: 37/100 · Varnamtown: 47/100
Varnamtown is 10 points higher.
Oak Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Varnamtown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Oak Island: 53/100 · Varnamtown: 53/100
No gap.
Oak Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Varnamtown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Oak Island: 45/100 · Varnamtown: 47/100
Varnamtown is 2 points higher.
Oak Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Varnamtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Oak Island: 4/100 · Varnamtown: 23/100
Varnamtown is 19 points higher.
Oak Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Varnamtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Oak Island: 27/100 · Varnamtown: 27/100
No gap.
Oak Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Varnamtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Oak Island: 99/100 · Varnamtown: 99/100
No gap.
Oak Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Varnamtown: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Oak Island: 72/100 · Varnamtown: 68/100
Oak Island is 4 points higher.
Oak Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Varnamtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Oak Island: 17/100 · Varnamtown: 17/100
No gap.
Oak Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Varnamtown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.