City vs city
Sunset Beach vs Whiteville, NC
Sunset Beach currently scores 3 points higher overall than Whiteville, 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
Sunset Beach: 42/100 · Whiteville: 39/100
Sunset Beach is 3 points higher.
Flood
Sunset Beach: 36/100 · Whiteville: 36/100
No gap.
Sunset Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Whiteville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sunset Beach: 54/100 · Whiteville: 41/100
Sunset Beach is 13 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Whiteville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sunset Beach: 54/100 · Whiteville: 63/100
Whiteville is 9 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Whiteville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sunset Beach: 0/100 · Whiteville: 12/100
Whiteville is 12 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whiteville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sunset Beach: 17/100 · Whiteville: 35/100
Whiteville is 18 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whiteville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sunset Beach: 99/100 · Whiteville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sunset Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Whiteville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sunset Beach: 14/100 · Whiteville: 70/100
Whiteville is 56 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Whiteville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sunset Beach: 19/100 · Whiteville: 19/100
No gap.
Sunset Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Whiteville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.