City vs city
Porters Neck vs Wrightsville Beach, NC
Porters Neck and Wrightsville Beach are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Porters Neck: 44/100 · Wrightsville Beach: 44/100
No gap.
Flood
Porters Neck: 48/100 · Wrightsville Beach: 48/100
No gap.
Porters Neck: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wrightsville Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Porters Neck: 50/100 · Wrightsville Beach: 50/100
No gap.
Porters Neck: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wrightsville Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Porters Neck: 43/100 · Wrightsville Beach: 43/100
No gap.
Porters Neck: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wrightsville Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Porters Neck: 38/100 · Wrightsville Beach: 38/100
No gap.
Porters Neck: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wrightsville Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Porters Neck: 38/100 · Wrightsville Beach: 38/100
No gap.
Porters Neck: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wrightsville Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Porters Neck: 99/100 · Wrightsville Beach: 99/100
No gap.
Porters Neck: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wrightsville Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Porters Neck: 17/100 · Wrightsville Beach: 17/100
No gap.
Porters Neck: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wrightsville Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Porters Neck: 18/100 · Wrightsville Beach: 18/100
No gap.
Porters Neck: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Wrightsville Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.