City vs city
Sneads Ferry vs Surf City, NC
Surf City currently scores 5 points higher overall than Sneads Ferry, 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 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
Sneads Ferry: 40/100 · Surf City: 45/100
Surf City is 5 points higher.
Flood
Sneads Ferry: 80/100 · Surf City: 53/100
Sneads Ferry is 27 points higher.
Sneads Ferry: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Surf City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sneads Ferry: 50/100 · Surf City: 50/100
No gap.
Sneads Ferry: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Surf City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sneads Ferry: 41/100 · Surf City: 44/100
Surf City is 3 points higher.
Sneads Ferry: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Surf City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sneads Ferry: 8/100 · Surf City: 19/100
Surf City is 11 points higher.
Sneads Ferry: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Surf City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sneads Ferry: 18/100 · Surf City: 10/100
Sneads Ferry is 8 points higher.
Sneads Ferry: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Surf City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sneads Ferry: 98/100 · Surf City: 99/100
Surf City is 1 points higher.
Sneads Ferry: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Surf City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Sneads Ferry: 10/100 · Surf City: 65/100
Surf City is 55 points higher.
Sneads Ferry: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Surf City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sneads Ferry: 18/100 · Surf City: 18/100
No gap.
Sneads Ferry: 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.