City vs city
Sunset Beach vs Winston-Salem, NC
Sunset Beach currently scores 4 points higher overall than Winston-Salem, 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 · Winston-Salem: 38/100
Sunset Beach is 4 points higher.
Flood
Sunset Beach: 36/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
Sunset Beach is 4 points higher.
Sunset Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sunset Beach: 54/100 · Winston-Salem: 18/100
Sunset Beach is 36 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sunset Beach: 54/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
Sunset Beach is 12 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sunset Beach: 0/100 · Winston-Salem: 15/100
Winston-Salem is 15 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sunset Beach: 17/100 · Winston-Salem: 50/100
Winston-Salem is 33 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sunset Beach: 99/100 · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sunset Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sunset Beach: 14/100 · Winston-Salem: 71/100
Winston-Salem is 57 points higher.
Sunset Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sunset Beach: 19/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
Winston-Salem is 16 points higher.
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.
Winston-Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.