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Raleigh vs Surf City, NC

Surf City currently scores 1 points higher overall than Raleigh, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Raleigh

44/100

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Surf City

45/100

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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

Raleigh: 44/100 · Surf City: 45/100

Surf City is 1 points higher.

Flood

Raleigh: 30/100 · Surf City: 53/100

Surf City is 23 points higher.

Raleigh: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Surf City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Raleigh: 23/100 · Surf City: 50/100

Surf City is 27 points higher.

Raleigh: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Surf City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Raleigh: 60/100 · Surf City: 44/100

Raleigh is 16 points higher.

Raleigh: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Surf City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Raleigh: 4/100 · Surf City: 19/100

Surf City is 15 points higher.

Raleigh: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Surf City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Raleigh: 100/100 · Surf City: 10/100

Raleigh is 90 points higher.

Raleigh: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Surf City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Raleigh: Unavailable · Surf City: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Raleigh: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Surf City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Raleigh: 60/100 · Surf City: 65/100

Surf City is 5 points higher.

Raleigh: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Surf City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Raleigh: 29/100 · Surf City: 18/100

Raleigh is 11 points higher.

Raleigh: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Surf City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.