City vs city
Sunset Beach vs Tabor City, NC
Sunset Beach and Tabor City are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.
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
Sunset Beach: 42/100 · Tabor City: 42/100
No gap.
Flood
Sunset Beach: 36/100 · Tabor City: 6/100
Sunset Beach is 30 points higher.
Sunset Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Tabor City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sunset Beach: 54/100 · Tabor City: 44/100
Sunset Beach is 10 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tabor City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sunset Beach: 54/100 · Tabor City: 62/100
Tabor City is 8 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tabor City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sunset Beach: 0/100 · Tabor City: 12/100
Tabor City is 12 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tabor City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sunset Beach: 17/100 · Tabor City: 77/100
Tabor City is 60 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tabor City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sunset Beach: 99/100 · Tabor City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sunset Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Tabor City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sunset Beach: 14/100 · Tabor City: 71/100
Tabor City is 57 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tabor City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Sunset Beach: 19/100 · Tabor City: 19/100
No gap.
Sunset Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Tabor City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.